2014 February Beacon

Beacon North Channel Yacht Club Lets’ Salute our New Commodore John Anderson

February

2014

February Contents

From the Editor

3

Commodore’s Comments

4 – 5

Vice Commodore’s Comments

6

Rear Commodore’s Comments

7

Chaplin Art Brooks

9 – 10

Ancient Mariners

15

First Mates Mention

17

Rendezvous Schedule

18 – 19

2014 Weekday Manager Schedule

25

2014 O.D. Weekend Work Schedule

26 – 29

Board Meeting Minutes

32 – 38

Items For Sale

39

Club Photo’s

40 – 41

From the Editor… As we enter into the month of February, all can see that we are defiantly getting into the heart of winter. We have all learned a new Weather Term from our weatherman – ‘Polar Vortex’, or as I like too call it…Bi-Polar Vortex, as Mother- nature can’t make up her mind if she wants to hit us with subarctic temperatures or multiple inches of snow from week- to-week. We know one thing? It’s been one hard winter so far. I want to thank our New Commodore, John Anderson and his wife Beverly for kicking off the year with such a ‘beautiful and wonderful’ Commodores Ball…what a great party they through, Thank You! Please see the fabulous pictures taken by member Bill Eden in the back of the Beacon…he really captured the nights moments! Please look inside for highlights on upcoming events such as, ABYA Midland Trip, Rendezvous', Tiger Game Night, and Spring Fashion Show.

Thank you for reading!

Wishing you all the best,

Brent Malik Director, Publications

“If there’s no Wind…Row”

What a great start to the year! The Commodore’s Ball seemed to be a success by the reviews of folks attending it. That satisfies me because my whole determination in putting on this affair was to have our members and guests enjoy themselves having a good time all the while. Much thanks and gratitude has to be sent out to everyone involved. It takes many hands to have something like this a success and believe me, many hands were there making sure that all was perfect. My deep appreciation goes to Kim Miedema for all that she did in capturing this special night with her camera. This went far beyond the duties of Club Photographer, a position that she accepted for this year. Thank you, Kim! I hope you saved some time for yourself to enjoy the festivities.

Our member from the Buckeye state, Bill Edens also did a fine job of capturing precious moments for me. Without these folks … I don’t know … it was all a whirlwind of an evening and I’m sure I wouldn’t have remembered a fraction of the fun that we had. The Salty Dogs had a special treat for me. It was their rendition of the Marine Corps Anthem. Thank you, fellas! Speaking of things Special … great big congratulations goes out to two couples that have done so much for the good of our Club. NCYC Spirit Award winners Greg and Yvonne Murray and NCYC Member of the Year Award winners P/C Harley and Linda Burris. None else are more deserving to win these awards for this past year. Thanks to all of you for what you have done for us … and thank you P/C Don Vanover for recognizing the value of these fine members. As we go along this year, you may realize little changes in things. I’m going to be trying to improve the way we do things in little ways. If they work … fine, we’ll continue. If not, well then nothing lost. For instance, in order to improve communication to the membership I’ve asked that we put a Fan-Out shortly after our Board of Directors meetings highlighting anything that we’ve discussed and have come to a decision, in acting on it. It will give you, the membership, a fast-track on what’s happening instead of relying of hearsay at best or a month or two delay until these items get published. A couple highlights of the January board meeting were the discontinuance of the printed Beacon. The monthly Beacon was more of a nuisance than anything else with a little more than a half-dozen members subscribing to it. It was becoming too costly to continue it’s publishing and the little interest in it couldn’t justify the effort. Of course, the printed Roster will continue to be offered and multiple copies can be ordered with your request. In order to continue to bolster our membership of the Club we decided to continue a reduction in initiation fees until May 1 st . The fee is set at $750 until the May deadline at which time we will revisit this issue and determine it’s effectiveness.

Another item to be continued is the ‘dues split-payment program’. We felt that since so many things are coming due at this time of the year, it may make things a bit easier for our members to spread out their dues payment for a couple of months. If you intend to take advantage of this program, please contact our Membership Director Brian Malik for details. It seems that the Polar Express is still with us unless a whole lot changes by the time this article gets published. I’m hoping that the Shanty Creek Expedition went well. They should have had all the snow needed for their activities. Make sure that you put this on your ‘To-do’ list for next year! NCYC Bowling is still in full-swing. If you’re not bowling then c’mon up and cheer your favorite team on! Last…and Not Least, is the ABYA Spring Rendezvous in Midland. Tickets are still on sale and this is one event that you are Guaranteed to have a good time. Come out and support ABYA. Come out and SUPPORT this year’s Rear Commodore of ABYA, our P/C Rick and Jill Romatz. PARTY’S ON !!! That about does it for now. Be safe out there and enjoy the day. Keep in mind our members that aren’t doing so well. Give them a call or send‘em a card. It only takes a few minutes, but it means so much to these friends of ours. Comments or suggestions?..... give me a call!

Let The Good Times Roll, John Anderson Commodore 2014

What a great way to start out the year for NCYC. I am referring to the Commodore’s Ball honoring John and his lady Beverly. Congratulations to both of you and thank you for all your preparation and hard work, everyone had a great time. Way to go Greg & Yvonne Murray and P/C Harley & Linda Burris on your Spirit and Member of the year awards respectively. February is the month the Board approves committees and begins to firm up plans for the upcoming season. Consider stepping up and helping on a committee or assisting with an event this year. It is a great way to meet new members and is truly a ton of fun.

It is not too early to start thinking about the 2014 work schedule. All members need to send their top three choices for a work weekend to our Secretary Randy Pagel, so that he can complete the schedule. If you are interested in stepping up to be a weekend OD, please let Randy know, and if you are interested in managing for a week, contact P/C Harley Burris. If you're thinking about either being an OD or week manager but you're still on the fence, consider teaming with another couple. It's a great experience and a lot of fun. NCYC has a couple of winter events coming up. Both are a great opportunity to get together and enjoy great company. First is the 4th Annual NCYC Ski/Snowmobile weekend at Shanty Creek. It should be a great time! Next is the ABYA “Derby Downs” Spring Rendezvous in Midland. This weekend always promises to be a lot of fun. I'm sure this year will be no exception. Watch your fan outs and the Beacon for details on both of these great events. Leading up to each major event this year and immediately following the event Renee and I are taking notes to be prepared for next year. With that said, save the date for next year’s Commodore’s Ball celebrating our clubs 50th anniversary – January 24 th , 2015.

V/C Brian McEvoy

No need to tell those that attended the 2014 Commodore’s Ball what a GREAT time it was. However, for those that unfortunately missed the ball, you missed a real gala event with great NCYC tradition, great camaraderie and loads of fun. Thank you to Commodore John and his wife Bev, as well as to the long list of volunteers that help that made the event possible. It was amazing to personally witness the looks on the faces of the Member of the Year, Harley and Linda Burris, and the Spirit Award recipients, Greg and Yvonne Murray. As with all of us in the NCYC membership, we do not do the things we do to support NCYC for personal attention, we do it for the love of the club and our extended family.

However, Harley and Linda are a hard team to compete with and deserved that honor. Greg and Yvonne took on Fleet for a second time and gave us more rendezvous’ with more boat participants that I have seen for several years. Their spirit created great success, thank you! Winter still has what seems to be a stranglehold on us here in Michigan. However, everyday brings us one day closer to spring and the Elite Brigades, and work (fun) parties. The good news is that many of the think-tank organizations agree that with the tough winter deeper water will be an outcome. Let’s not forget that at the core of NCYC is our volunteerism, sweat equity, and hard working membership. So mark your calendars with the dates for the 2014 activities and events. We still have opportunities for you to help the club by being a week manager, weekend OD, and putting on events throughout the year. Your Board of Directors has started the work of managing the club and stands ready to make the important decisions such as member dockage, guest dockage, and membership levels that will move us into the future.

I continue looking forward to the countdown to the 2014 opening launch date (65 days from the writing of this article, if the ice melts in time), hot sun, deep water and the sound of the bell.

R/C Chuck Stroh

AMessage From Chaplain Art Brooks…

During the last month, several of our NCYC member friends have lost loved ones and others have been hospitalized.

P/C Commodore Tom McHugh’s father, Thomas J. McHugh, age 81, passed away on December 21 st at his home in Gaylord. A memorial service was held on January 4 th at St Mary’s Church with several NCYC members in attendance. Mark and JoAnn Rathbone both lost a parent just days apart. Clarence Dockeray, father of JoAnn, passed away on January 3 rd , and Felicite Marie Rathbone-Pominville, Mark’s mother, died on January 7 th . Their funerals were held from the Wujek-Calcaterra Funeral Home in Shelby Township.

The Siwek family lost John Siwek, brother of P/C Henry, on New Years Eve.

Cindy Swan had knee surgery on January 9 th . She is at home going through rehab and out patient therapy. She should be up and around very soon.

Diane French’s brother, Fred Jasmund, suffered a stroke while in sunny Florida. He will be recuperating and having his therapy there. If you wish to send him a card, his address is 5725 Cottonwood St., Bradenton, FL 34203.

We are so sorry for your losses, illnesses and discomfort. Hearing from the membership is very consoling during these difficult times.

note from Diane…

“To ALL my friends at NCYC, A mere "Thank You" is not enough for all the well wishes, cards and prayers for my brother Fred after his stroke Dec. 27. I believe his recovery is because of all the prayers from all of you. After only a month of therapy he is already doing much better. By the time you see him this summer you probably won't even know what happened. Thank you for being there for us. THANK-YOU !!! THANK-YOU !!! THANK-YOU !!!”

Warmest Regards, Diane French and Fred Jasmund

Taking the words below to heart may also help those in need:

“May the love of God give you peace, May the love of friends give you comfort,

May the love of your dear one remain in your heart, And give you strength through the difficult days ahead.” Amen

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Congratulations!

North Channel Yacht Club Presents: 2013 Spirit Award

To: Greg & Yvonne Murray

January 18, 2014

Don Vanover, Past Commodore

North Channel Yacht Club 2013 Member of the Year Award

to P/C Harley & Linda Burris January 18, 2014

Don Vanover, Past Commodore

There were 8 people at the January business meeting.

There were 24 people at the January luncheon at Jimmy Dees.

Next business meeting is February 11, 2014 at the Moose Lodge at 1:00 P.M.

The February luncheon will be February 20, 2014 at 1:00 P.M., at the Double D Bar & Grille, 240 North River Rd., Mt. Clemens, MI.

Archie Archibald Ancient Mariners President Fair Winds, Calm Seas.

Annual Spring Fashion Show!

Mark your calendars for the Annual Spring Fashion Show. This year’s event – ‘Fashions for Generations’ will be held on Saturday, April 26 th at The Palazzo Grande starting with shopping at 10am. The cost is $35 per/person, which includes lunch and an open bar. Check out next month’s Beacon for further details and registration information.

Yours truly,

Linda Pagel Publicity Director

Update: Commodore’s Cruise to Follow Rendezvous! Preliminary Estimates Required for August 15 th > August 17 th , 2014 Detroit Rendezvous The Tigers are playing the Mariners on Saturday August 16 th (7:00pm game). In order to secure an area at Comerica Park so that we can all be together, I need to make a deposit for the tickets in the near future.

Right now it’s a toss up between Kean’s and Milliken (depends on the number of boats attending the rendezvous).

If you are considering attending this rendezvous, please email me at fleetcaptain@ncyconline.com with the following info by February 7 th .

1. Number of game tickets you would require 2. Vessel length (if attending by boat)

Update: Commodore’s Cruise to Follow Rendezvous!

Thanks in advance, Ian & Marie Blackburn

2014 NCYC Rendezvous Schedule

July Rendezvous Dates: 18, 19, 20 *In planning / TBD

August Rendezvous Dates: 15, 16, 17 Location: Milliken State Harbor or Kean’s Theme: Tigers Game The Tigers are playing the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, August 16. This is a night game (7:08PM start). September Rendezvous Dates: 19, 20, 21 Location: NCYC Theme: Casino Night On Saturday, September 20. We will be having a casino night.

Fleet Captain Ian Blackburn

*** ATTENTION PLEASE *** Help support ABYA and its' Rear Commodore our P/C Rick Romatz

Let's show that NCYC leads in support of this organization the proceeds of these fundraisers gets rolled right back into OUR community!

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR RESERVATION FOR MIDLAND WEEKEND? March 7th, 8th and 9th DERBY DOWNS HORSE RACING!

"LOOKING FOR YOUR DEPOSIT OF $100.00" CUT OFF DATE FOR DEPOSITS IS FEBRUARY 16TH

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AT THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND THE RESERVATIONS ARE COMING IN VERY SLOW...IN SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THEY SAY THEY WILL BE ATTENDING BUT..... NO DEPOSIT? (This weekend takes a lot of planning and if we don't know the attendance it makes it very difficult to plan the event if we do not meet our quota for room reservations we will be forced to cancel the event! and we don't want to loose our deposits, so if you know you are going send in your application)

PLEASE * PLEASE * PLEASE!!! TURN IN YOUR APPLICATION

FINAL BALANCE IS DUE ON MARCH 1ST

THANK YOU! TO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE ALREADY TURNED IN YOUR APPLICATIONS

Any questions please feel free to call or email us rromatz69@comcast.net 586-265-7793 Jill 586-944-9334 Rick

Thank you in advance for your quick response, looking forward to a great time again!! RICK & JILL ROMATZ

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NCYC MEMBER DISCOUNT!

Hi Randal,

I now have you listed as the new contact for the North Channel Yacht Club. The code GA80766Y entitles any of your members to only pay $15 (50% off regular Membership Dues) for their BoatU.S. Membership dues. The discount is valid for new & existing BoatU.S. Members and once the code is added to their account, they’ll continue to receive the discount as long as they are a Member.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

David Mann Membership Programs Manager BoatU.S. 703-461-2878 ext. 3227 dmann@boatus.com

*ATTENTION ALL NCYC MEMBERS*

Membership Fees are due!

Just a quick reminder that 2014 membership dues are due by January 31 st .

For 2014 the North Channel Yacht Club dues are as follows: Boating…………$700.00 Senior………… $350.00 Non-boating……$350.00

Please remit your check(s) to: North Channel Yacht Club c/o. Brian Malik 1865 Indian Hill Lane Aurora, IL 60503

We look forward to seeing all of you back at our beautiful island this summer!!

Sincerely, Brian Malik Membership Director – NCYC.

2014 • ISLAND WEEK MANAGERS

MAY 18 – 23

P/C Bob & Patti Watson

MAY 26 – 30 R/C Chuck & Sandi Stroh

JUNE 1 – 6 P/C Don & Barb Vanover

Steve & Diane Marten

JUNE 8 – 13 P/C Harley & Linda Burris

JUNE 15 – 20 Ladies Week

JUNE 22 – 27 Glen & Pat Wagner

JUNE 29 – JULY 4 Bob & Brian Fringer

JULY 6 – 11 P/C Scott & Kathy Bell

Bill & Terri Calihan

Dale & Colleen Hall

JULY 13 – 18 Ken & Julie Lipowski

Glen & Sheila Nixon

JULY 20 – 25 Dave & Cindy McKnight

JULY 27 – AUG 1 P/C Rick & Jill Romatz

V/C Brian & Renee McEvoy

AUGUST 3 – 8 P/C Ken & Kay Smith

AUGUST 10 – 15 P/C Ken & Kay Smith

AUGUST 17 – 22 Don & Sue Reiss

AUGUST 24 – 29 P/C Cass & Vicky Klapec

P/C Ardo Apigian

SEPTEMBER 1 – 5 P/C Harley & Linda Burris

SEPTEMBER 7 – 12

Diane French

Kim Miedema

SEPTEMBER 14 – 19

OPEN

SEPTEMBER 21 – 26

Ed & Diane Romatz

Ron & Jeanine Kemp

SEPT 28 – OCT 3

P/C Tom & Judy McHugh Pat & Nancy Carrol

O.D. Weekend & Member Work Schedule

Week

1

2

3

4

5

FITTING OUT

ABYA

Date

5/23

5/30

6/6

6/13

6/20

O.D.

Brent Malik

P/C Vanover

P/C Vestal

V/C McEvoy

Reiss

1

C. Herr

D. French

D. Gower

C. McEvoy (jr) P/C Angers

2

R. Fringer, Jr.

I. Blackburn B. Marin

A. McEvoy (jr) D. Shepperson

3

B. Fringer

J. Obenhoff

C. Strzyzewski

G. Criner

D. Biel

4

P/C McIntyre K. Lipowski

P/C Barnard S. Criner (jr)

S. Greenfielder

5

G. Nixon

P/C Whyard T. Marini

W. Rose

6

D. Hall

F. Zrepskey

J. Miles

R. Oliver

7

A. Brooks

D. Petrosky

J. Edgerly

P/C Beecherl

8

D. Siwek

P/C Sevald

P/C Hendricks D. DuVernay

9

D. Coburn

M. Pusateri

T. Ford

W. Angers

10

A. Vercnocke D. Vosler

D. LeVerque

11

12

13

Pd bartender

14

Pd bartender

15

Pd bartender

O.D. Weekend & Member Work Schedule

Week

6

7

8

9

10

JULY 4TH

CLUB ISLAND

Date

6/27

7/4

7/11

7/18

7/25

O.D.

P/C Dickson

Pagel

Penzien

Goodman

R/C Stroh

1

B. Edens

D. French

T. O'Brien

R. Richards

2

P/C Watson S. Marten

K. McKeown B. Swatosh

3

Kurlinski

R. Kemp

D. Aitken

G. Murray

4

T. Idzikowski

D. Hagendorf

L. Miedema

5

M. Riehl

K. Hagendorf

T. Altobelli

6

P/C Atnip

E. Hagendorf

M. Busch

7

G. Kohout

E. Romatz

B. Breuhan

8

W. Szkodzinski S. Bell

M. Schoen

9

J. DeQuick

M. Schodowski

10

P/C Burris

G. Wagner

11

P/C Bauer

M. Linden

12

J. Bowen

13

M. Winkler

14

P/C Huntley

15

O.D. Weekend & Member Work Schedule

Week

11

12

13

14

15

MILIKEN RENDEZ.

LABOR DAY

Date

8/1

8/8

8/15

8/22

8/29

O.D.

Carnaghi

B. Michel

P/C McHugh

Corcoran

1

L. Leitch

N. Michel (jr)

T. Hart

P/C Jarvis

2

C. D'Andrea D. Michel (jr)

D. Glick

P. Frame

3

S. Schafer

H. Aljida

A. McHugh

B. Skibinski

4

R. Currie

T. McInnes

P. Poirier

A. Durand

5

P. Rener

P/C Hendricks K. Ginsburg T. Dean

E. Szkodzinski (jr)

6

P. Kelton

G. Brigman

7

A. Herzig

D. Pellitier

8

T. Martin

A. Pellitier (jr)

9

D. Lockhart

T. Sreinmacher

10

D. Carnaghi

R. Rzeszut

11

B. Carnaghi (jr)

M. Schefke

12

A. McHugh

13

Pd Bartenders

14

Pd Bartenders

15

Pd Bartenders

O.D. Weekend & Member Work Schedule

Week

16

17

18

19

20

SMOKE OUT NCYC RENDEZ.

HAUL OUT

Date

9/5

9/12

9/19

9/26

10/3

O.D.

Snethkamp

Latowski

P/C Romatz

Carroll

Brian Malik

1

J. Schebil

S. Stay

J. Parent

B. Carroll

L. Malik

2

T. Szott

K. Hay

N. Pulizzi

K. Verkest

D. Bruce

3

G. Stanford T. Serra

D. Hagendorf

J. DeQuick

K. McGregor

4

H. Trerice

D. Klicki

E. Hagendorf

S. Scarpaci

R. Adams

5

J. Gierlach

M. Wonderly D. White

G. Freese

B. Kenzie

6

E. Lancaster

D. Hall

P/C Bell

G. Wojalik

J. Edgerly

7

A. Whitman J. Butler

A. Archibald M. Rathbone

8

J. Krause

H. Taylor

R. Brown

S. Richardson

9

V. Day

M. Linden

E. Romatz

D. Ruma

10

D. Hines

R. Swan

11

G. McCann

J. Wunderlich

12

J. Pangborn

R. Pagel

M. Snethkamp (jr)

13

Pd Bartenders

14

Pd Bartenders

15

Pd Bartenders

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North Channel Yacht Club Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

Call to Order Commodore, John Anderson Commodore John Anderson called the meeting to order on January 14th 2014 at 7:01 pm. The meeting was held at the Crew’s Inn.

Roll Call

Secretary, Randy Pagel

Present

Absent

F LAG O FFICERS

Commodore

John Anderson Brain McEvoy

X X X

Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Chuck Stroh

D IRECTORS

Transportation

Pat Carroll Don Reiss

X X X X X X X X

Harbor & Grounds

Activities Treasurer

Bob Carnaghi Frank Corcoran

Publications

Brent Malik Randy Pagel Brian Malik

Excused

Secretary

Membership

Supplies

P/C Hugh Vestal Rich Goodman

Club House

I MMEDIATE P AST C OMMODORE

P/C Don Vanover

X

A PPOINTED P OSITIONS Fleet Captain

Ian Blackburn

X X

Board Recorder

Sue Reiss

Guest

Chaplain Art Brooks

X

Pledge of Allegiance:

Approval of Agenda: MOTION: Moved by PC Don Vanover to approve the agenda. Seconded by RC Brian McEvoy Motion Carried.

Approval of Meeting Minutes : MOTION: Moved by Randy Pagel to approve the meeting minutes. Seconded by Pat Carroll. Motion Carried.

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Swearing in of officers: Commodore John thanked Art for being here tonight and for all that he does for the club. Chaplain Art Brooks did the official swearing in of the officers. He indicated that a ceremonial swearing in will be conducted at the Commodore Ball.

Commodore’s Comments:

Commodore, John Anderson

I would like to welcome everyone and thank you for your attendance to our first meeting of the 2014 season. I would like to give a big nod of appreciation to our PC Don Vanover for his efforts last year in positioning our Club in a very good direction. I'm looking forward to working with all of you. We have a very talented group of people here and in setting our minds to it, we can move our Club forward in a positive way.

My Commitment to all of you is to put forward the very best job as I can. The decisions that I make will be with the entire Membership in mind.

My expectations are that you, my fellow officers, will give your best to the Membership that has put their trust in you. Though in meetings we may be diverse in our ideas or opinions, when we finally come to a vote on an issue, we leave that meeting solid in our decision.

My goal for this year is to place the Club in a better position both financially and socially than we received it. We need to build on our successes and move forward to the future.

I have no doubt that all of this can be achieved with open minds and determination we will succeed.

Vice-Commodore’s Comments:

Vice Commodore, Brian McEvoy

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year's.

Congratulations to Don Vanover for earning the title of Past Commodore.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the newly elected Directors, Frank Corcoran, Randy Pagel, Brian Malik and Brent Malik for offering their time and services on behalf of the membership. I would also like to thank the outgoing Directors, Diane French, Greg Brigman and Kim Miedema for their contributions to the Club this past year.

I'm looking forward to working with this Flag and group of Directors for the next 12 months.

Rear-Commodore’s Comments: Rear Commodore, Chuck Stroh Thanks PC Don Vanover for a great year last year. You did a great job and we had a lot of fun. To all the new members, be active in the meetings and state your views. There will be some tough

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decisions and interesting conversation. In the end, we will all shake hands and go in the common direction.

Financial Report:

Treasurer, Frank Corcoran

RC Chuck Stroh and I have spent many hours going over the budget. I emailed the reports to the directors and ask that you review them and let me know of any concerns. Not much happens in December. We had some dredging and Fin work. Any questions please contact me or bring it up at a Board Meeting. VC Brian stated that there was some question about the bar sales reports. RC Chuck Stroh informed everyone that they changed the reporting method last year, and some things are in different categories of the report.

Motion: Moved by PC Hugh Vestal to approve the financial report. Seconded by Rich Goodman.

Motion Carried

ABYA Report: P/C Don Vanover The January 6, 2014 meeting was held at Huron Pointe. There were not many members there due to the inclement weather. The Spring Dinner Dance is being held at the North Channel Yacht Club on May 31, 2014. If interested in tickets, contact PC Don Vanover. The Midland event will be held March 7 thru March 9, 2014. This is always a good time. There will be a lot of activities and an open bar. The ABYA safety book went to the printer and should be done by the Boat Show.

Correspondence:

A thank you note was received from Art and Sue Brooks for the memorial to St Jude Children's Hospital for Sue's Mother.

Member Terry Schimke wanted some information on advertising in the Beacon.

A letter from Bob Mann stating that he was on leave of absence and would like to return to the Club. He included his check for his dues.

A letter was received by Tom McInnes requesting a leave of absence from the Club.

Motion: Moved by RC Chuck Stroh to approve Tom's request pending confirmation of hours worked. Seconded by PC Hugh Vestal. Motion Carried

Commodore John read a note from PC Tom McHugh thanking membership for their thoughts and prayers during the recent loss of his father.

NCYC Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 7

I. CURRENT BUSINESS

Activities - Bob Carnaghi There are still a few weekends left to fill. Great Lakes Cruising Club would like to have a rendezvous at North Channel Yacht Club on a weekend. The request came through Yvonne Murray. They came last year for a rendezvous. They would have a dinner, that all of North Channel would be invited (for a charge) and they also provide entertainment. Bob will contact Yvonne with some dates that are available. Tabled until the February meeting. Anyone interested in sponsoring an event, please contact Bob or Commodore John.

Club House - Rich Goodman The Club House is peacefully awaiting our return. No report

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Harbor & Grounds – Don Reiss No Report

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Membership - Brian Malik The letters went out and the checks are starting to come in. A lot of calls and emails wanting to know if we are still doing the split dues. This topic will be discussed in the New Business section of the meeting. Publications - Brent Malik Brent was absent-excused. PC Don Vanover stated what an excellent job Brent did in getting out the January Beacon. Secretary – Randy Pagel The work schedule is still a work in progress. We still need an OD for the weekend of August 1, 2014. I wanted to thank Brent for putting the Boat US discount in the Beacon. The reciprocal cards are almost done for the other boat clubs. Should be done in the next week or two.

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Supplies – Hugh Vestal The liquor is locked up tight! No report

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Transportation – Pat Carroll I received notice at the end of December that I need to move the Fin from its current storage area by the end of January. I have secured a new inside storage area, where it will be painted.

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Fleet Captain - Ian Blackburn 2014 Rendezvous Schedule: July Rendezvous: Dates: July 18,19,20

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Location: Club Island Theme: Island Swap This rendezvous will be Clinton River Boat Club coming to use the NCYC facility and NCYC going and using the Clinton River Boat Club Facility ( Club Island) Discussion was held on the best way to reciprocate with Club Island for the Rendezvous. To get more information the issue is tabled until February meeting. August Rendezvous: Dates: August 15,16,17, Location: Milliken State Harbor Theme: Tigers Game The Tigers are playing the Seattle Mariners on Saturday August 16, 2014 . This is a night game (7:08 start time).

September Rendezvous: Dates: September 19,20,21,

Location: NCYC

Theme: Casino Night

On Saturday September 20th, we will be having a Casino Night

I.

OLD BUSINESS a. Topic #1 - New Member Initiation Fee: Discussion was held on this topic. Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to change the initiation fee to $750 until May 1, 2014. Seconded by PC Don Vanover. Motion Carried.

II.

NEW BUSINESS Topic #1 - Continuance of split dues payment.

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Discussion was held on this topic. It was stated that there is no down side for the club since all dues would be paid by the Club opening. Brian Malik indicated that both checks need to be sent at the same time. Motion: Moved by Brian Malik to continue the split dues and requiring that both checks be submitted at one time, with one check being post-dated to May 1, 2014. Seconded by Bob Carnaghi. Motion Carried. Topic #2 - Dockage fees for guests staying during weekdays To encourage incoming rendezvous during the week it was suggested that we reduce the dockage fee. Discussion was held on this topic. Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to reduce the guest dockage fee to $1.00 Monday thru Thursday. Seconded by VC Brian McEvoy. Motion Carried. Topic #3 - Printed Beacon Options A discussion was held on the continuance of providing the printed Beacon. Brent Malik provided the Board with the information to print and mail 12 Beacons. The club is losing up to $550 (depending on total pages of Beacon). Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to discontinue the printed Beacon. Seconded by RC Chuck Stroh. Motion Carried. Topic #4 – Stand by generator purchase There were three bids for the purchase of the generator. After reading the bids, there were many questions that could not be answered. It was decided to get more information from the vendors to make a more informed decision. Topic was tabled until the February meeting. Topic #5 - Caterer options for Friday Night Dinners. A choice of Little Camille's or Johnny Lega's was discussed. Little Camille's uses real plates and silverware. Johnny Lega's will be using the paper plates. Johnny Lega's will be serving 3 weekly specials with one being a fish dinner. Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to invite Johnny Lega's to serve our Friday night dinners. Seconded by Randy Pagel. Motion Carried.

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III. Good of the Order --- PC Don Vanover stated that Mark Schefke is coming back to the Club and would like to be added to the website so he can get the Beacon. Brian Malik indicated that that has already been done. Commodore John stated that he would like to see some "Points of Discussion" sent out by fan out to let the membership know the Highlights of the meeting before it is published in the Beacon. Randy Pagel will write these Points and send the fan out. Adjournment MOTION: Moved by PC Hugh Vestal to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Pat Carroll Motion Carried Meeting adjourned at 9:32

Next Meeting Date and Time: February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Crews Inn

Respectively Submitted,

Sue Reiss Board Recorder

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