VOL XXIII No. I January 2018

Member of Yachting Clubs of America www.npbyachtclub.org

The North Palm Beach Yacht Club

AT THE HELM — SCOTT ABEL

I would like to start the New Year by thanking the Nominations Committee for their continued effort to select member candidates to join the Board of Governor to guide and support our club for the year 2018.

I have already spoken with several members about volunteering to actively participate in committees that are needed for the continued success of our club. One of the responsibilities of the

Commodore is to appoint an audit committee to review the past years finances. Treasurer Miller, myself and four members of our club I have been asked to meet and review the receipts and expenditures from 2017. This committee plans to meet before the 15th of January and a report will be available to all the membership upon completion.

Once the membership dues are submitted to the treasure, we will then know what funds are available to be budged for the year. I have approached several members for this committee and with their acceptance, it will meet after the 15th of January, when all dues are due to be paid to the club.

Outside interest in our club through our second Thursday gatherings, raft-ups and npbyachtclub.org, a committee has been formed to propose a recommendation for a procedure or bi-law changes for accepting memberships from our gatherings and web-site. Their recommendations will be voted on the Board of Governors, if a bi-law change or addition is needed, this change will be voted on for acceptance by the membership.

Dotty LeVally has been selected to be the Chairman of our Care Committee and Club Chaplain for our club’s events. She has accepted this appointment for 2018. Our club’s Fleet Captain John Landi has formed a committee to assist with the raft-ups and rendezvous of the club. Past Commodore Tom Collins chairs his committee with assistance from many of our club’s boat owners.

Rear Commodore Kendra Kent has requested assistance with our monthly dinner meetings for 2018. If you have not yet been asked to join a committee for the monthly dinner meeting, please consider volunteering your services to Kendra, (there are only 11 dinner meetings).

This year our club is again planning to have many of our First Fridays in member’s homes or club houses. It will be great once again sampling the great foods and the relaxed atmosphere of these events away from the restaurants and bars. Most all of the dates and locations have already been volunteered for by our membership. These members are offering a location for the gatherings, yet these are club events.

Rear Commodore is responsible to find a location and plan for the evening but NOT responsible to perform all the duties that are involved with the evening. As a club we are responsible to set-up, pick-up and clean-up after our group on one of these nights. Please volunteer to be on a committee for at least one month at any one of the events that you plan to attend.

Vice Commodore Rich D’Anieri may want to form a committee to process some applications for membership. He will need the help a committee for planning our clubs participation in the Heritage Day Parade. Vicki Granati chaired this committee last year.

The Vice Commodore is responsible for the website. We are all getting more used to visiting the website for articles and information along with pictures of our club’s events. Maria Landi has been asked to serve on this committee for 2018, and she could probably use some help with this. (The responsibilities of the Vice Commodore was the most difficult officer’s position that I have held within the club).

Please volunteer to be on any one of these committees to share some of the responsibilities of

belonging to the North Palm Beach Yacht Club.

Commodore Scott Abel

In this Issue At the Helm 1

Vice Commodore’s Report 2

Featured Advertiser 2

Visiting other clubs 3

Rear Commodore 4

NPBYC In Photos 5

Commodores Ball 6

Fleet Captain 7

Advertisers 8

Circle of Concern 9

Computer Corner 9

Event Calendar 10

Save these Dates

January 2018

Special Event

Chili Cook off 6

Board Meeting 8

Thirsty Thursday

Waterway Cafe 11

Rendezvous—WPB 13

Last Day for Dues 15

Commodore’s Ball

January 27, 2018

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Now that our Change of Watch ceremony is over, my position has advanced from the Rear Commodore to the Vice Commodore. So what does this mean and what effects will it have?

First, I was able to throw out all my Tums, Rolaids, Aspirin, Prozac, Aleve, Lithium and

Ritalin pills. Now that the amount of stress and anxiety in my life will have ended, I will be more relaxed in this new position. I actually drank three screw drivers and a Mimosa in the last ten days!

Second, you will no longer be seeing me sitting at the table before our dinner meetings confirming your reservations and collecting checks. Hopefully you all will still follow some of the guidelines that were set up during my term and make Kendra’s life easier when you start dealing with her next month.

My main focus this year will be recruiting new members into our club. So if you know anyone interested in joining, please give me their contact information and I will take care of the rest.

In closing, I want to thank our past Commodore Wayne Jablonski for doing a great job and helping me out all of 2017 as a Commodore and a friend.

Happy New Year!

Rich

RICH D’ANIERI VICE COMMODORE rich@rwavemedical.com 561) 329-6325

LET’S MAKE IT 4 YEARS IN A ROW! I’m talking about the North Palm Beach Heritage Day Parade, of course! Our Club has earned bragging rights and publicity through three winning float entries.

This event takes advanced planning, creativity, hard work, and

team cooperation. Mark your calendars: our first meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18th, at my home (3254 West Mallory Blvd, Jupiter). We will decide on this year’s theme. Repeat float creators and new committee members are all welcome. If you have not participated previously, this is your chance to have a lot of fun, enjoy comradeship, and laugh our butts off! (You don’t have to be artistic to join in: my attempt at creating a fake hunk of cheese was indeed laughable!)

Let’s show North Palm Beach Yacht Club spirit on SATURDAY, APRIL 7th AT 11:00 A.M. And if you can’t join in the

creation of award winning floats, we hope you will don a uniform and march in the parade. I can be reached at 631.949.5907 or

vbgrant@hotmail.com.

Happy New Year to all—Vickie Granati

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Lighthouse Point Yacht Club

Change of Watch Ceremony

by Susan Abel

Recently Scott and I were invited by member Heather Wood to travel south to Lighthouse Point Yacht Club for their Change of Watch ceremony. The event began with a warm reception in the home of Fader Reichard, one of the Past Commodores of the club. The room that we gathered in was crowded with more than twenty Past Commodores and current members. The site of all those uniforms was a bit intimidating to me at first but as introductions were made I soon realized that they were just a fun loving group with a strong interest in yachting.

Soon an announcement was made that it was time for us all to move onto the boat. In the canal behind this beautiful home was a 68’ Sport fisherman that we boarded along with the twenty plus mem-bers and all the appetizers and beverages that were being offered by the host for this day’s celebration. As the Captain and crew navigated from the dock to the intra-coastal for a two hour cruise we had to motor past the yacht club were other members were celebrating and lining up for the traditional review of the fleet to be held two hours from then.

Once out on the waterway we spied ten other yachts from the fleet all dressed in the customary signal flags, burgees and officer’s flags of their club. Witnessed on each of these vessels was the comradery of the membership enjoying this wonderful event each dressed in their yacht club uniform, white shoes, shirt and pants with a blue blazer and yachting cap. The fleet was quite a sight to behold. As you might imagine we received a few puzzled looks and also a lot of affirmation from the other boaters on the water that day. People living along the waterway or dinning in the restaurants we cruised past reacted excitedly at the site of all these yachtsmen, by the taking a of pictures or videos of the site that they were seeing.

While passing the reviewing stand to the applause of the

land based members we saluted the present Commodore who then returned the salute as we turned and headed toward the dock. Once inside the club and to the bar we were informed that cash was not accepted. A lovely woman dressed in uniform taped me on the shoulder and offered to buy us a beer on her account, (we accepted).

After exchanging a few pleasantries we moved to the outside patio where we met another member enjoying the day. I soon became engaged in conversation by asking about the Purple Heart that he had pinned to his uniform. I found out James was a former World War II prisoner of war and he appeared to be very happy to answer my questions for him.

When it was announced that the Change of Watch ceremony was to begin over one hundred members in white shoes, shirt, pants and blue blazers left the club’s air-conditioning and bar area to witness this day’s celebration. The ceremony began with everyone reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, then the pledge of office was accepted with a blast from the cannon,

followed by a lowering of the now Past Commodore’s flag and the raising of the current Commodore’s flag of office.

When the ceremony ended everyone moved to the dining room where the meal consisted of rolls & butter, green beans, brown rice and a pre-processed chicken cordon-bleu with coffee & sheet cake for dessert at $49.50 per plate. (The quality of the food served and the price that we pay at our monthly dinner meetings, along with the use of the beautiful facility at Sandpiper’s Cove is a real bargain compared to this club). The dining room seating was assigned and when we found our table, we were privileged to be seated with four of the past Commodores of their club. Everyone we had met that day was so very friendly toward us and also somewhat inquisitive about the North Palm Beach Yacht Club and the level of involvement and commitment of its members. This positive comradery reassured us all that we are proud to be a members of our traditional yacht club family. Our club has been extended an open invitation to rendezvous

at their facility sometime in the future.

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Hello from our Rear Commodore (Wow, that feels funny to say)! Are you ready for another really fun and exciting year??? I am ready and look forward to the next year of camaraderie and friendship. I have been

planning next year’s social events. I first want to thank everyone that has stepped forward to host a First Friday. Thank you so much!! We only have two months yet to cover. Amazing!

First Friday in January is being held on a Saturday, January 6th, at Robby and my ranch in Wellington. We are really excited to have everyone see our place. It is a Chili Cook Off. Please email me if you are entering a chili for the contest. • I have three judges and I am looking for two more. Let me

know if you are interested (just as long as you or your spouse are not entering the contest).

• If you are not entering the contest, please bring a dish. • The First Friday starts at 3:00 pm. The Chili judging begins

at 4:00. • There will be carrots available to feed the horses. • Car pool, Uber or spend the night. We want everyone safe.

Please RSVP at kendrakentcr@aol.com.

Thirsty Thursday is January 11th, 5:00 pm at Waterway Café. This will be my first event and would love to have everyone come and enjoy the evening. RSVP to kendrakentcr@aol.com to give me an approximate head count.

More to follow on our Monday night Dinner meetings, stay tuned. See you at the Commodore’s Ball in January.

Your Rear Commodore,

Kendra Kent Directions for Chile Cook off: GPS does good usually. Take Southern Blvd west from I 95. Take left on Flying Cow Rd. (Right after Binks Forest Rd) then take the third street to the right after the round about. This is Deer Path Lane. We are almost at the end of the street on the right hand side. Two story red home.

Our Featured Advertiser This Month

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I am so pleased to start the new year with a business as your Rodan + Fields Consultant. Let me tell you my story: About a year ago I noticed that my eye lashes had migrated to my upper lip. I joked about this to my friend Cara, who has the most luxurious eye lashes I have ever seen. Cara told me about Lash Boost. Within a month, my lashes appeared fuller and lush. My two besties noticed my eye lashes, and soon they were hooked on the product as well.

I took another long look in the magnifying mirror, and did not like what I was seeing. My eyelashes were now enviable, but what had happened to the rest of my face? Liquid foundation got stuck in the cracks! My cheeks were redder than ever, not due to too much wine but because the rosacea was become more pronounced. The pores on my nose took the appearance of the craters on the moon. The black circles under my eyes were not being caused by lack of sleep. Short of unaffordable plastic surgery, and very expensive facial treatments, what could I do? And the drug store products I was seduced into buying were just a waste of money. Again, I spoke to Cara, a Rodan + Fields Consultant, whose com-

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Ran out of room again, more pictures on our website….www.npbyachtclub.org

2018 Board of Directors 2017 Commodore’s Special Recognition Awards

2017 Change of Watch / Holiday Party

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You are invited to the 2018 Commodore’s Ball

Reponses to: Mrs. William L. Kraus, 11370 Twelve Oaks Way—Apt 517

North Palm Beach, FL 33408 Phone: 816.679.6670

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JOHN LANDI, FLEET CAPTAIN landi1@comcast.net 561-249-2659

Happy New Year! 2018 is here and we are ready to go!

Thank you, Kendra for a great 2017! I hope to be worthy of my new position as Fleet Captain!

The New Year Celebration at Nettles Island was graciously handled by Kendra Kent while we were up North for the Holidays!

Now that we are back I am looking forward to a tie up at West Palm Beach and a

luncheon at Bradleys on January 20, 2018! Come early as boat slips are on a first come first serve basis!

Browse or shop at the Green Market until it closes at 1PM! Then meander over to ER Bradley’s for a great lunch to begin

at 1PM. The menu to follow! It will be a great day! Please note that you can come by car! If you are coming with your boat and have some room for fellow members, please let me know. If you want to come and don’t have a boat, let me know and I will try to put you with a boat. We would really like to have everyone that wants to be there able to come. Please RSVP as soon as possible as a total number will be needed for Bradley’s to reserve our tables!

John

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Circle of Concern

Continued Prayers for Eileen Asbel who had a stroke and is in rehab.

Continued prayers for Lynn Daytz.

To all who are dealing with health issues please let me know who you are… Please call me@ (561 626-8594) … If you know of any NPBYC member that is in need of a note of Cheer let me know that also...

Dotty LeVally, Chairman, Care Committee

All Members (including Lifetime members)

Karen Miller, on behalf of the Board of Directors is taking a survey on how you would like to continue to receive the club’s monthly publication the Ship’s Wheel??? —IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE

• GETTING A PRINTED VERSION

• have an EMAIL VERSION ONLY

• or you STILL WANT BOTH, (printed & emailed )

YOU MUST LET KAREN KNOW YOUR CHOICE ASAP.

This is important you must let Karen Miler know you choice now… Karen Miller kmiller412@msn.com (561) 891-1693

If you do not respond —it will be assumed that you want an email version only…

Be aware of what’s tracking you Google recently had to break one of its own products because it had been secretly recording everything its owner had been doing and saying around it. There was also uproar when the company locked people out of their Docs files in November, as the incident made many people realize that Google scans and analyses lots of things you do through its services, including your Gmail messages, G+ profile, photos, videos, browsing history and map searches. Facebook is constantly learning new and highly personal things about you too, which you can see by visiting the Adverts page in Settings. One of the most daunting but sensible things you can do moving forward is learn about what’s tracking you, and whether or not you can be more selective about how much data you share with companies.

For the complete article follow this link http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/new-years-resolutions-technology-how-to-use-your-smartphone-less-quit-facebook-instagram-twitter-a8136631.html

The arrival of 2018 is the perfect opportunity to change some of the habits that gadgets and apps have helped foster over recent years. Here’s what you can try to do this year, to help.

Monitor your phone use Spending less time in front of a screen will likely be an aim for many a smartphone user this year, but in order to actually make such a change, you need to first find out how much you currently use your phone and what you do on it on a typical day. Apps like QualityTime and Space can tell you the brutal truth about your smartphone usage habits, showing you information such as how long you spend on your smartphone, when and how frequently you open apps and how long you keep them open for, and how many times you unlock your phone on a daily and weekly basis. It can be grim viewing, but it’s neces-sary if you genuinely want to change your habits.

Delete apps you don’t need Without any apps, your phone would be pretty useless, but having too many of them can also be problematic. You can declutter your phone by scouring your app drawer and removing anything you either rarely use or had completely forgotten about – you clearly don’t need them.

Use social media less A much bigger step to take is moving away from the apps and services you know you use a lot. It can be tough to break free from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in particular because they’re designed to be as addictive as possible, but there are basic steps you can take to help you use them less if you don’t quite feel up to getting rid of them altogether yet. Deleting the apps from your phone and instead using the social net-works exclusively through a web browser increases the number of steps you need to take to actually access them. This may initially be frustrating, but in the long-term it should result in you gradually spending less and less time on them.

Switch off notifications If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you can completely switch off push notifications from all of your apps. Doing so will help you discover which alerts you can and cannot cope without, and you can then switch the ones you’re missing back on one-by-one. On Android, you can turn off push notifications by heading into Settings and Apps. On iOS, go to Settings and Notifications.

Don’t use your phone in bed Electronic devices such as phones and laptops emit blue light, which can trick your brain into thinking it’s still daytime, making it tougher to fall asleep. Apple, Google and Microsoft have all added blue light filters to their operating systems, to lessen the impact they can have on sleep, but the best thing you can do to protect yourself is stop using your phone and laptop in bed at night.

Use Airplane mode more One of the worst things about smartphones is their knack of distracting you from things that are going on in the real-world. When you feel your mobile buzz in your pocket, you’re always going to be tempted to check it, even if you’re mid-conversation or working on something important. More often than not, those notifications can wait. It’s therefore worth mak-ing better use of Airplane mode, which can prevent your phone from inter-rupting every single thing you do.

P.O. Box 13124

North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Christmas lights on the Juno Beach Pier just before sunrise 11/2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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NEW YEARS

DAY

2 3 4 5 6 3:00 PM

Chile Cook off

7 8 6:30 PM

Board Mtg

Sandpipers

9 10 11 5:00 PM

Thirsty Thursday

Waterway Cafe

12 13

14 15

Martin Luther

King, Jr. Day

16 17 18 19 20 Noon

Rendezvous

WPB Docks/Green

Market

1:00 PM Lunch

ER Bradleys Lunch

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 6:00 PM

Commodore’s Ball

28 29 30 31

January 2018

Birthdays Russ Miller 2 Tony Cutinella 5 James A. Dearmond 8 Patty Collins 9 Rich D'Anieri 11 Alan Adams 13 Kendra Kent 16 Mary P. Petty 16 John Sheldrake 19 Lynette Kabula 25 Joe Coschignano 26 Jerry Stein 26 Marilyn Rothman 26 Colleen Christman 28 Kimberly Davis 30 Linda Cutinella 30 Bryan Costello 30 Ann Crowther 31

Anniversaries Mary & Nick Lucas 8

January is the beginning of anything you want it to be….