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FROM THE COMMODORE September. Believe it or not it's here. For some it means the end of the summer. For some it means back -to school. For me it means that my first year as Commodore isalmost over. When I started last September, we as a club had set out a few goals we wanted to achieve. Some goals we achieved, some are in progress and some are not started. If you have been to a monthly meeting in the last year, you already know they are no longer something to be feared The meetings have been brief and concise and that's including letting Helmie and Herb speak their minds. The Junior Training fleet is now top-notch. We now have 8 boats and 2 brand new trailers. All our boats have brand new sails. Our boats are so good now that we have ritzier clubs down the bay wanting to borrow them. The clubhouse looks great. The improvements that Art made during his term plus the new cedar shingles, fancy new Narrasketuck sign, new stove, kitchen floor, etc., have made the clubhouse look fantastic. Fred's little touches like the hose-off spout and water fountain add a nice touch. A project that is not complete yet is the north bulkhead garage area. We have not received our final permits yet. Sometime in the next month or two we will have to decide how we want to finish off the area. If you have any suggestions, make them soon before plans are finalized. Remember that there is a fall clean-up day and we will need volunteers. The biggest project facing the club in the near future is what to do about the parking lots. The blacktop is obviously in need of replacement. We haven't even started discussing this, but now is the time to start to come up with a few ideas. Perhaps you noticed that the south hoist was missing the weekend before the Narrasketuck invitational. In an emergency situation it was decided to lend it to Bay Shore YC. A few days before Race Week started, their hoist quit. That left them with over 130 boats and no way to get them in the water. I received an extremely nice letter from their Commodore thanking Narrasketuck for helping them out. Now they owe us one. Maybe they could help us get 130 boats at our invitational? The busiest racing season at the club starts in the fall and goes into the winter. Hope to see many of you out on the water. Ken
Sunday, September 13 --- Fall Series begins Races 1, 2, 3 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 26 - Mariner GSB Championship Saturday, October 3 ---- Sunfish Chowder Bowl Sunday, October 11 ----- Indian Summer Series begins Races 1,2,3 1:00 p.m.
GSBYRA NARRASKETUCK INVITATION REGATTA August 8th & 9th, 1998 The 1998 GSBYRA Narrasketuck Invitation Regatta was a great success due to the unselfish help of a great many of our members. I'd especially like to thank Pearce and Ken for their help, so that I could race my Mariner. We had 52 entries with many guests from other Clubs. Unfortunately it was one week after Race Week and the same weekend as a major Sunfish regatta, so some classes were a little light. ONE DESIGN RACE COMMITTEE: PearceBaker, Chairman Kay Baker, Bill Thomas, Nils Sorensen, Dale and Marilyn Brous OPTIMIST RACE COMMITTEE: Ken Newman, Chairman Linda Newman, Ed Smith and George Prunty REGISTRATION: Kay Baker LUNCH: Saturday - Clara Gerber Sunday - Pat Marinaccio, Chris Umpa and Linda Newman SAFETY PATROL BOATS: Saturday - Karen and Bruce Van Wicklen, Tom Powell and Bruce Mauro Sunday - Steve Gyore and Rudy Sittler BEER and SODA: Kerry O'Sullivan PRIZES: Karen Van Wicklen PROTESTS: Alan Pearlman MORAL SUPPORT: Paul McCann Frank Marinaccio
NARRASKETUCK CONSTITUTION PROPOSED CHANGE Due to time constraints, the following change to the Narrasketuck Constitution was not presented for a vote at the August meeting. It will be presented for a vote by the general membership at the annual meeting in September. The proposed changes appear in italics. ARTICLE III Section 2. Qualifications of: (c) Junior Members - any person under fourteen years of age or whose fourteenth birthday does not occur before September first in the year of election may be admitted to Junior membership upon election in accordance with the By-Laws. Junior Members are entitled to the right of rack or dry storage, if available, for any boat not requiring the use of the hoist to launch. Junior Members must complete two years in the junior training-program or d~mon~trate equivalent skills to use storage facili ties. Upon reaching their fourteenth birthday, Junior Members shall become Intermediate Members. (d) Intermediate Members - any Intermediate Member whose twenty-third birthday occurs prior to September first in any year may file an application for Regular membership, and said application must be filed before February first of that year. Any Intermediate Member whose twenty- third birthday occurs after September first may file an application for Regular Membership, and said application must be filed before February first of the following year. Said application must be handled in the same manner as any other application for Regular Membership. Intermediate Members are entitled to the right of rack, dry or wet storage, if available, and the use of the hoist, excluding a key to the house and use of house. Intermediate Members must have completed two years in the junior training program or demonstrate equivalent skills to use storage facili ties.
Mariner Fleet Gathering - On Friday evening, September 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the clubhouse, there will be an informal meeting of the Mariner Fleet. New members and current members who have recently purchased Mariners are especially invited to attend. Lite refreshments will be served. Call Fleet Captain Kerry O'Sullivan for more details. Mariner Great South Bay Championship - This fall classic will be held on Saturday, September 26. Registration will be held at 10:00 a.m. with the starting gun at 12 noon. The three race regatta will be followed by a dinner party and prizes. All are invited to attend. Please RSVP to Kerry O'Sullivan by September 23 if you plan to attend the party.
The 1998 Narrasketuck Yacht Club Nominating Committee presents the following candidates: Commodore - Kenneth Newman Vice Commodore - Catharine Powell Rear Commodore - Don DiStefano Secretary - David MacLellan Treasurer - Randy Sittler Governors, Term ending 2000 - Karen Bailey van Wicklin - James Koehler - Edward Smith Elections will be held during the Annual Meeting on September 10,1998. Nominating Committee members Paul McCann, Chair Karen Bailey van Wicklin Peter Jenkins Alan Pearlman Randy Sittler
Gary Huggins was voted in as a Regular member at the August meeting. He resides in Hempstead and sails a Holder 20. Anne and Patrick Cooke received a first reading for Joint membership at the August meeting. Anne and Pat reside in Wantagh. They sail a Day Sailer. Joseph Turecamo received a first reading for Regular membership at the August meeting. He lives in Bay Shore and sails a Lightning. Christiane Vasan received a first reading for Regular membership at the August meeting. She and her husband Srini live in Manhattan. Christiane sails a Sunfish. She is the daughter of former Narrasketuck member Bill Orchard.
NEXT MEETING: Annual Meeting Thursday, September 10, 1998 8:15 p.m. NEXT LOG DEADLINE: Sunday, September 20, 1998 |
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