APRIL 2014 BEACON

Beacon NorthChannel Yacht Club

April 2014

April Contents

From theEditor

3

Commodore’sComments

4–5

ViceCommodore’sComments

6

Rear Commodore’sComments

7

NCYCOrganizational Chart

8

ChaplinArt Brooks

9–10

Calendar of Events

13–14

FirstMatesMention

15–16

Ancient Mariners

18

Fleet RendezvousSchedule

20–22

2014WeekdayManager Schedule

24

2014O.D.WeekendWorkSchedule

25–28

ABYAEvents

30–32

BoardMeetingMinutes

34–40

Items For Sale

42

PhotoAlbum

43

From theEditor… Now that spring is upon us, I knowmany of us can’t wait to unwrap our boats from storage to start theannual buff and shinewe awaited all winter long! This is our chance to show off our vessels for the long anticipated launch day. With the sprit of cleaning inmind, let’s not forget to join in the camaraderie of ourmembership and come out inApril and May for anEliteBrigade orWorkWeekend to help prepare our historic club for the summer season. Youwill feel good about lending a helping hand!

“Doall thegood you can, andmakeas little fuss about it as possible,” CharlesDickens.

Please look inside for highlights onupcoming news such as, Calendar of Events, SpringFashionShow, Club Island Rendezvous, andABYASponsoredEvents.

See you this spring,

Brent Malik Director, Publications

“If there’s noWind…Row”

FinallySpring is uponus and it’s getting closer to that long sought- after daywe’veall beenwaiting for. Boat LaunchDay! Anywhere from nowand throughMay boatsarebeing readiedand launchedafter a longbout withOldManWinter. I’m confident that we’regoing tohave a fantastic season this year. In fact, if my recent dreamsareany indicationof what’s to come, therearegoing to beendlessdays of sunshine, clear skies andgentlebreezes. Yup, I can see it now. NCYC is beckoningus now.Well to get thereweneeda little time in sprucing theOl’ Gal up.We need toget abit of rakingdone, flowers plantedand shaking thedust off of where it settled from thewinter season. I hope that you can set aside some time onaSaturday for a couplehours tohelpus get things right at our Club.

StartingApril 12and throughMay 3 rd , we have theEliteBrigade reporting for duty. These four Saturdaysareusuallyhandsonwork doingeither repairs,maintenanceor projects needed to bedonebefore theactual cleanupgets underway. It’s agood time toget to knowother members andwork alongside themwhiledoingneededworkat theClub. TwoSaturdays in May on the10 th and17 th are scheduledwork partieswhere the cleanup, plantingand suchare done.Whatever your choice, anyof thesedays counts for part of your work hours. Lunch is providedonall of thesedays aswell as the camaraderie that goeswith it.WENEEDYOUR HELP! Therewill beFanOuts to remind youof upcomingevents. AnupdatedCalendar of Events for 2014 is included in this issueof theBeacon. Takea lookandmakeplansnow to enjoywhat weareoffering to you this season. I’mhoping that we canprovideahavenof RELAXATUDE … aplace to get away from thehectic scheduleof our lives. My goal is to seea smileon your facewhen leavingafter a funweekendat NorthChannel Yacht Club. I have toput a shout out toall of youabout this great news that I’ve heard recently. After a lot of nail-bitinganduncertainty…KIDSDAY2014 is a reality this year! R/CChuck andSandy Strohhavegraciouslyoffered tomanage this traditional event. I’vealways thought that this day catering to our kidswas important formany reasons. It’s part of what wepromoteabout what our Club stands for inprovidinga family atmosphere for all of us toenjoy. So,mark your calendars for Saturday June14 th andplan to attend. Please, if youwill, offer anyassistance that theymay need inputting this event on for us. We’re fast-approaching thedeadline for theREDUCED INITIATIONFEE for this year. Please, if you knowof someone interested inmembership toour Club remind themof this fee reduction. Theoffer is gooduntilMay 1 st and the full Club schedule is awaiting themby joining NOW!

Well, let’s see if thisWinter will payus off inhigherwater levels.Maybewe canevenbuildon it for coming seasonsahead? I’m looking forward to seeingall of youat the Island soon. Let’s makeher theenvy of all whogoby. Take care for now.

Let TheGoodTimesRoll,

JohnAnderson NCYCCommodore2014

According to theU.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers the lakes are forecast to begin rising. See theexcerpt below fromApril 3, 2014: LakesSuperior andMichigan-Huronare15and13 inches, respectivelyabove their levelsof a year ago. LakesSt. Clair andErieare10and6 inches, respectively, above what theywereat this time last year, whileLakeOntario is near its level of a year ago. LakesSuperior andMichigan-Huronare predicted to climb3 and5 inches, respectively, over thenext 30 days. LakesSt. Clair andEriearebothprojected to rise 4and5 inches, respectively in thenextmonth, whileLakeOntariowill rise 8 inches. Ice build-up in the connectingchannelscan cause significant water level fluctuations, especially inLakeSt. Clair.

This year wehavehada record cold, wet winter with ice cover on the lakes andheavy snow (precipitation) upnorth. Let’s hope that snowmelt increases the lake levels through the summermonths this year as projected.

Spring is hereand very soonwewill be visiting the Island tobeginwork getting ready toopen the club for the season. I for one can’t wait.

See youon the Island.

V/CBrianMcEvoy

Well, wearenowat minus 1day from launchasof thewritingof this article. However, I can’t launchbecause the lake is still icedover, whenwill spring show itself?Thewinter has taken its toll onme and my physique. The goodnews is that our TransportationDirector Pat Carroll hasaFin ready to go into thewater to start our EliteBrigade activities. If we can just dodge the icegettingback and forth to the island. Unfortunately, Sandi and I missedout on theMidland trip this year. We simply couldnot doeverythingwehadonour plate, familywon this time. TheMidlandbigwinnerswereGregandYvonneMurray, winning thebig screenTV prize. The prize that Sandi and I received formissing the tripwas that wewerehonored to attend theBlessing of theFleet withArt andSueBrooks. It was ahumblingexperience, I felt privileged to represent NCYC in the traditional event.

I know firsthand that themembershipput the clubhouseandgrounds to bed in very good condition last October. However, with theas of now, second roughest winter in recorded history, we can’t be surewhatMotherNaturehas done to us. Please comeand share in the EliteBrigadeweekendsand then in theworkweekends.We havea shorter time this year to get the facilities ready. It’s oneof themost fun times of the season for me. I enjoy the camaraderiewithmy fellowmembers and the feelingof the sweat equity that I earn from the effort. Come joinus!!

Let’s get theparty started……………….Thereain’t noparty likeaNorthChannel party!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you soon,

R/CChuckStroh

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AMessageFrom ChaplainArtBrooks…

During the last month, “Larry Larry”Gierlowski suffereda stroke. Hedidhave someweaknessof his left armand leg. We certainly hope that with rehabhis recoverywill be complete. LovelyAdrienne didnot let us know, but wediddiscover that she is alsogoing through rehab for knee surgery that shehad in January. OK, you two, get healedbeforeFittingOut!!!

TheCarnaghi family lost Bob’smother onMarch 23 rd after a long illness. Shewas inhospice for a fewweeks. Mrs. Carnaghi passed peacefullywithher family at her side.

Theremay beotherswhohave lost lovedonesor whoareailingandweareunaware. Pleasebe sure to let us know so that the information canbepassedon to theNCYC family. Wewould like tohave confirmation from those involved that a “fanout” is desired.

Please remember our friends and their families in your thoughtsandprayers. Cardsor phone calls from their friendsat NCYCare certainlywelcome.

WelcomeApril – by: Garnett AnnSchultz

WelcomeApril, Childof Spring. Give our hearts a song to sing – Bid theworldawaken do, Lend us precious skies of blue. Time to dress the naked trees, Send a gentleSpringtimebreeze. WelcomeApril, come right in, Let the lovelySpring begin – Blooming tulips, grass of green, Nature’s oh somagic scene, Tiny raindrops, gentle showers, Miracleof birds and flowers.

Wintermoments are nomore, Spring is knockingon our door.

Golden sunshinewarms the earth, Welcoming theSpring’s rebirth. Cloud steps charm the skies of blue – Dearest April, we love you.

Act Now, offer expiresMay 1, 2014

membership@ncyconline.com

NCYCCalendar of Events for 2014 (Iss. 4 – 13Apr2013)

January 18

Commodore’sBall –ConCorde Inn

March 9

Blessingof theFleet@Mariner’sChurch

April 12

1 st EliteBrigadeWorkParty

18 19 20 26

GOODFRIDAY

2 nd EliteBrigadeWorkParty

EASTERSUNDAY

3 rd EliteBrigadeWorkParty

May 3

4 th EliteBrigadeWorkParty

1 st GeneralWorkParty

10 11 17

MOTHER’SDAY

2 nd GeneralWorkParty FittingOutWeekend

23 -26

24 25

GeneralMembershipMeeting@1:00pm – FittingOut Party FlagRaisingCeremony –ComplimentaryLunch to follow Blessingof theFleet

26

MEMORIALDAY

30-31

ABYASpringDinnerDance@NCYC club

June 1

ABYASpringDinnerDanceweekend

15

FATHER’SDAY

15-20

LadiesWeek

July 4

INDEPENDENCEDAY Captain'sBreakfast

6

12

AncientMariner’sNorthChannel DownsHorseraces Spaghetti Dinner Rendezvous toClintonRiver Boat Club –Club Island Reciprocal IncomingRendezvousbyCRBC@NCYC AncientMariner’sBreakfast

18-20

August 1-3

SandPointe IncomingRendezvous KaraokehostedbyP/CDonVanover Jeff Edgerly’sPoker Run@NCYC

2 4

8-10

NauticalMileBoat Club IncomingRendezvous

15-17 15-17

JYC IncomingRendezvous

Rendezvous toMilliken’sMarina/ Tiger Ball Game

19 20

SelfridgeBaseCouncil@NCYC

AlgonacLions@NCYC

17-22 22-24 29-31

Commodores’ Cruise – LakeErie/ Put-In-Bay Great LakesCruisingClub IncomingRendezvous

LaborDayWeekend

30

GeneralMembershipMeeting@1:00pm –Meet theCandidates P/C’sBeer Bust following themeeting

September 1

LABORDAY

5-7

SnethkampWeekend

12-14 19-21

Smokeon theWater Glick –Hart / Latowski NCYCRendezvous@NCYCClub –CasinoTheme

October 3-5

Haul-OutWeekend

4

GeneralMembershipMeeting@1:00pm –ElectionResults

1 st GeneralWorkParty 2 nd GeneralWorkParty

11 18

November 22

GeneralMembershipMeeting –BarristerGardens@ 6:00pm

North Channel Yacht Club First Mates Presents

Fashions for Generations

Saturday, April 26, 2014 Palazzo Grande

54660 Van Dyke Shelby Township

Doors open at 10am for shopping

Cost $35 includes Luncheon and Open Bar

Fashions for Generations Saturday, April 26, 2014

Number of Tickets_____x $35 Total__________ Name___________________________ Phone Number_________________ Guest Names_______________________________________

_______________________________________ Reservations Taken By:

Rae Anne Whyard 1409 Catalpa Dr. Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-546-0052 jrwired@aol.com

Therewere 6 people at theMarchmeeting.

Therewere 15people at theMarch luncheon.

Thenext meetingwill beApril 8, 2014 at theMoose Lodge at 1:00P.M.

Thenext luncheonwill beApril 17, 2014 at SugarbushTavern (south), 19080 10MileRd., Eastpointe, MI between I-94and Kelly at 1:00P.M.

ArchieArchibald Ancient MarinersPresident

“FairWinds, CalmSeas”.

R E N D E Z - V O U S 2 0 1 4 C L U B I S L A N D ClintonRiverBoatClub JULY 18-19& 20TH

We are very excited to inviteNCYCMembers to the July 18-20Rendezvouswhich will be located atClub Island. This is a reciprocal Rendezvouswith theClintonRiver BoatClub. It is an excitingway to visitClub Island and show off ourNCYC facilities. This rendezvous is all about relaxing, enjoyingClub Island, exploringwith the dinghy’s andparticipating in the IslandOlympicGames!

Your Schedule for theWeek-End: Friday

Arrival &Dinner from 6:30 to 8pm

Saturday Continental Breakfast &BloodyMaryBar from 8:30 to 10am Lunch - FishFry byRon&Ed at 12:30pm IslandOlympicGames from 2pm to 5pm Dinner -MixerCookout withCRBC at 6pm Evening entertainment at 8pm

Sunday Continental breakfast from 8:30 am to 10 am

NCYC AT CLUB ISLAND

Yourweekend cost $60 Dockage (pay one night and stay the second free). $55 per person.Will include activities, food andbeverage. Reservationmust bemade by July 1st, andpayment receivedby July 10th. Please send your reservation to fleetcaptain@ncyconline.com attention Ian&Marie. Limit of 30boats , soplease send our reservation early. Payment:Make check’s payable toNCYC, andmail to;NCYC c/oTheMarten’s, 49638Octavia,NewBaltimore,MI 48047. Club Island Info :No freshwater, need to arrivewith full tank of water. No cigarette butts on grass or inharbor. Pets are permitted, butmust be kept on short leash and never left unattended. Retractable leashes are not permitted. Rules of Club Island are similar to theNCYC rules. Please read this link for additional information on island rules http://www.clubisland.org/node/8

TENNISCOURTS

CLUBHOUSE

AERIALVIEW

PLAYSCAPE

SATELLITE TV

DININGROOM

Club Island , July 18 - 20 Reservation Form Please do not hesitate to e-mail Ian&Marie at fleetcaptain@ncyconline.com for a blank Registration Form NCYC AT CLUB ISLAND Names: _______________________________ Home phone#: __________________ Mobile phone#:__________________ e-mail : _______________________________

ArrivalDate: _______________________________ DepartureDate: _______________________________

BoatName: _______________________________ Boat Length: __________ Boat Beam: __________ BoatDraft: __________

Pricing:

Dockage@ $60 per Boat

= $________ = $________ = $________ = $________

#_____ of Adults@ $55/each

#_____ of Children 12&under@ $15/each

YourWeek-EndTotal

**No one Day Requests Please **

Please send your reservation to fleetcaptain@ncyconline.com attention Ian&Marie. Payment:Make check’s payable toNCYC Mail to : NCYC -Fleet c/oTheMarten’s, 49638Octavia, NewBaltimore,MI 48047.

NCYCMEMBERDISCOUNT!

Hi Randal,

I nowhave you listedas thenew contact for theNorthChannel Yacht Club. ThecodeGA80766Yentitlesany of yourmembers to onlypay$15 (50%off regularMembershipDues) for theirBoatU.S. Membershipdues. Thediscount is valid for new& existing BoatU.S.Members andonce the code is added to their account, they’ll continue to receive thediscount as longas they area Member.

Please letme know if youhaveany questions.

Thankyou,

DavidMann MembershipProgramsManager BoatU.S. 703-461-2878ext. 3227 dmann@boatus.com

2014• ISLANDWEEKMANAGERS

MAY18–23

P/CBob&PattiWatson

MAY26–30 R/CChuck&Sandi Stroh

JUNE1–6 P/CDon&BarbVanover

Steve&DianeMarten

JUNE8–13 P/CHarley& LindaBurris

JUNE15–20 LadiesWeek

JUNE22–27 Glen&PatWagner

JUNE29– JULY4 Bob&BrianFringer

JULY6–11 P/C Scott&KathyBell

Bill&Terri Calihan

Dale& ColleenHall

JULY13–18 Ken& Julie Lipowski

Glen&SheilaNixon

JULY20–25 Dave&CindyMcKnight

JULY27–AUG1 P/CRick& Jill Romatz

V/CBrian&ReneeMcEvoy

AUGUST3–8 P/CKen&KaySmith

AUGUST10–15 P/CKen&KaySmith

AUGUST17–22 Don&SueReiss

AUGUST24–29 P/CCass&VickyKlapec

P/CArdoApigian

SEPTEMBER1–5 P/CHarley& LindaBurris

SEPTEMBER7–12

DianeFrench

KimMiedema

SEPTEMBER14–19

OPEN

SEPTEMBER21–26

Ed&DianeRomatz

Ron& JeanineKemp

SEPT28–OCT3

P/CTom& JudyMcHugh Pat&NancyCarrol

O.D.Weekend&MemberWorkSchedule

Week

1

2

3

4

5

FITTINGOUT

ABYA

Date

5/23

5/30

6/6

6/13

6/20

O.D.

BrentMalik

P/CVanover

P/CVestal

V/CMcEvoy

Reiss

1

C. Herr

D. French

D. Vosler

C. McEvoy (jr) P/CAngers

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/CMcIntyre K. Lipowski

P/CBarnard S. Criner (jr)

S. Greenfielder

5

G. Jialanella G. Nixon

P/CWhyard T. Marini

W. Rose

6

M. Linden

D. Hall

F. Zrepskey

J. Miles

R. Oliver

7

B. Kahl

A. Brooks

D. Petrosky

J. Edgerly

P/CBeecherl

8

R. Kahl

D. Siwek

P/CSevald

B. BuWalda D. DuVernay

9

D. Clevinger

D. Coburn

M. Pusateri

T. Ford

W.Angers

10

L. Berger

A. Vercnocke G. Smyth

J. Greening D. LeVerque

11

R. Richards

D. Jacott

B. Yowan

12

P. Forhan

W.Adams

13

14

A. Pelletier (jr)

O. Lancaster (jr) B. Carnaghi (jr)

15

O.D.Weekend&MemberWorkSchedule

Week

6

7

8

9

10

JULY4TH

CLUB ISLAND

Date

6/27

7/4

7/11

7/18

7/25

O.D.

P/CDickson

Pagel

Penzien

Goodman

Pilarowski

1

B. Edens

D. French

D. Pienta

T. O'Brien

K. Baker

2

P/CWatson S. Marten

C. Cook

K. McKeown G. Simpson

3

M. Kurlinski

R. Kemp

AlexaCook (jr) D.Aitken

D. McKnight

4

T. Idzikowski

D. Gronbach AnnaCook (jr) P/CCox

J. Lewandowski

5

M. Riehl

E. Romatz

G. Shalagan D. Campbell

R. Limback

6

P/CAtnip

P/CBell

J. Mantyk

J. Hogan

T. Karasinski

7

G. Kohout

J. DeQuick

P. Maniaci

Z. Blackburn (jr) J. Saur

8

W. Szkodzinski P/CBurris

D. Pomeroy

B. Cross

E. Szkodzinski (jr)

9

P/CBauer

G. Marchall

10

N.Watson (jr)

J. Bowen

11

C.Watson (jr)

M.Winkler

12

P/CHuntley

13

D. Hagendorf

14

E. Hagendorf

15

O.D.Weekend&MemberWorkSchedule

Week

11

12

13

14

15

MILIKEN RENDEZ.

LABORDAY

Date

8/1

8/8

8/15

8/22

8/29

O.D.

R/CStroh

Carnaghi

B. Michel

P/CMcHugh

Corcoran

1

B. Breuhan

L. Leitch

N. Michel (jr)

T. Hart

P/C Jarvis

2

B. Swatosh C. D'Andrea D. Michel (jr)

D. Glick

P. Frame

3

M. Busch

S. Schafer

H.Aljida

A. McHugh (jr) B. Skibinski

4

T.Altobelli

R. Currie

T. Yakuber

P. Poirier

A. Durand

5

G.Wagner

P. Rener

P/CHendricks K. Ginsburg T. Dean

6

M. Schodowski B. Carnaghi (jr) J. Gronbach P. Kelton

G. Brigman

7

G. Murray

A. Herzig

L. Lanitelli

D. Pellitier

B. Scarpace

8

K. Miedema T. Martin

P/CKlapec

A. Pellitier (jr)

9

M. Schoen

D. Lockhart

T. Loy

T. Sreinmacher

10

M. Schoen

D. Carnaghi

G. Gower

R. Rzeszut

11

L. Garofalo

M. Schefke

12

A. Garofalo (jr)

T. McHugh

13

PdBartenders

14

PdBartenders

15

PdBartenders

O.D.Weekend&MemberWorkSchedule

Week

16

17

18

19

20

SMOKEOUT NCYCRENDEZ.

HAULOUT

Date

9/5

9/12

9/19

9/26

10/3

O.D.

Snethkamp

Latowski

P/CRomatz

Carroll

BrianMalik

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

M. Lutz

5

J. Gierlach

M.Wonderly D.White

G. Freese

B. Kenzie

6

E. Lancaster

D. Hall

P/CBell

G.Wojalik

J. Edgerly

7

A.Whitman J. Butler

A.Archibald M. Rathbone G. D’Haillecourt

8

J. Krause

H. Taylor

T. Calihan

S. Richardson

9

V. Day

D. Raymond E. Romatz

D. Ruma

10

D. Hines

T. Schimke

R. Swan

11

G. McCann

J.Wunderlich

12

J. Pangborn

M. Snethkamp (jr)

13

PdBartenders

14

PdBartenders

15

PdBartenders

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Past Commodores andDelegates, It iswith regret that the 2014ABYAboardannounces the resignationof the current (2014) SecretaryJim DeKoninck for personal reasons. This resignation is effective immediately. We thank Jim for his services, andwishJim thebest. Per our bylaws, ArticleV section8, weneed to fill the positionof Secretary. If you are interested in running for thisposition, pleasecontact P/CRickWatros (248-892-9032) formore information. Wewill be taking nominations from the floor andSchedulinganelection at our April 7thmeetingat NorthStar Sail Club. Please remember, inorder to vote, youneedbe inuniform. If youhave anyquestionsplease contact Commodore Matt Barrells 586-945-5800

Sincerely ABYA2014Boardof Governors

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NorthChannel Yacht Club BoardofDirectors -RegularMeeting

Call toOrder Commodore, JohnAnderson Commodore JohnAnderson called themeeting toorderonMarch11, 2014at7:00 pm. Themeetingwasheldat theCrew’s Inn.

Roll Call

Secretary, RandyPagel

Present

Absent

F LAG O FFICERS

Commodore

JohnAnderson BrainMcEvoy

X X

ViceCommodore Rear Commodore

Chuck Stroh

Excused

D IRECTORS

Transportation

Pat Carroll DonReiss

Excused

Harbor&Grounds

X X X X X X

Activities Treasurer

BobCarnaghi FrankCorcoran

Publications

BrentMalik RandyPagel BrianMalik

Secretary

Membership

Supplies

P/CHughVestal RichGoodman

Excused Excused

ClubHouse

I MMEDIATE P AST C OMMODORE

P/CDonVanover

X

A PPOINTED P OSITIONS Fleet Captain

IanBlackburn

X X

BoardRecorder

SueReiss

Pledgeof Allegiance:

Approval ofAgenda: MOTION: MovedbyRandyPagel toaccept theagenda. SecondedbyPCDonVanover.

MotionCarried.

Approval ofMeetingMinutes : MOTION: MovedbyDonReiss toaccept theminutes. SecondedbyFrankCorcoran. MotionCarried.

NCYCRegularMeetingMinutes Page2of 7

Commodore’sComments:

Commodore, JohnAnderson

Herewego ....Milemarker 25andaquarter of theway into this year. Youall aredoing great! TheDirectors, normallybehind the scenes are shiningnow. Activities,Membershipand Publications. NextmonthalreadyandHarbor&Grounds, Clubhouse, Transportationand Supplieswill be shifting intohighgear prepping for the season. As always,my two right-hand menarehardatwork, Treasurer and Secretary. Weareall coming together asoneof thebest Boards that I've seen. Iwant you to know that I appreciateall of your hardworkanddedication that youput into these jobsof yours. It's you thatmakes our Club theBest on the Lake. This eveningwehavea very importantmeetingaheadof us. Wehave to takeagood lookat Membershipgenerated incomeanddeterminewherewe standat thispoint. Quiteabit hinges on those revenues andweneed tobeaccurate inour assessment ofwherewe stand financially. Another areaof discussion thatwewill haveandalso itwill continueon for nextmonth is the NCYC loan. Wehave come toapointwherewehave todeterminehowbest to serviceour debt. Wehave todeterminewhat'sbest not only for the immediate situationbut also the long- termdurationof this issue. Nextmonth is going tobeour JointMeetingwith theFirstMates. Itwill beheldhereat Crew's Inn. TheFirstMates are looking forwaysbest tohelpout our Club. Tonight thatwill bea topic of discussion for us. I'd like to lookat not only the immediate termbut also try todetermine whatmaybeneeded for next year aswell. Awider scopeof ideasmayprovemorebeneficial to all concerned.

So,withall thisbeing said, let'shaveagoodmeeting tonight.

Vice-Commodore’sComments:

ViceCommodore, BrianMcEvoy

After spending theweekendatMidlandat theABYA spring rendezvous, I am looking forward to getting togetherwithall of ourmembers at the springworkparties. Wehadagreat timeat Midland thisweekend. NCYCwas the largest club inattendance, about 35 to40%was the NCYCgroup.

I amexcited tohear thatwearehavinga jointmeetingwith the FirstMatesnextmonth. They help somuchwith theClub. It's always good toget together to share ideas.

Rear-Commodore’sComments:

Rear Commodore, Chuck Stroh

Absent Excused. No report.

NCYCRegularMeetingMinutes Page3of 7

Financial Report

Treasurer, FrankCorcoran

Frank reviewed the financial statements from thebank. He reviewed theProfit and Lossdetail for theClubaswell as thedetail for each class. Theexpense for electricitywill bediscussed nextmonthwhenPCHughVestal andRichGoodmanarepresent.

Motion: MovedbyPCDonVanover toaccept the financial report. SecondedbyRandyPagel.

MotionCarried

ABYAReport:

P/CDonVanover

The lastmeetingwasheldat JeffersonYacht ClubonMarch3, 2014.

Wehave theAnnual ABYADinnerDancebeingheldatNCYC IslandonMay 31,2014. It is always agood timeandwearehoping for abig turnout fromNCYCmembers. Therewill bea catered dinner. Please contact PCDonVanover for tickets. TheCoastGuardhasdecided todiscontinue several buoys in theareadue tobudget cuts. CR1 which is at theentranceof theClintonRiver, andPHwhich is theentrance toMetroBeach. Also #8and#10. TheCoastGuard incorporates a small helicopter that isunsuitable formost rescues. It canonlyhold2peopleand isnot anallweather copter. TheCoastGuardneeds a larger helicopter andwill lobby thegovernment for helpwith thispurchase.

Correspondence:

A thankyounotewas received fromMarkRathbone for the flowers sent for thepassingof his mother.

Anemailwas received from SamTundo fromThe International Propeller Clubof theUS. They would like to come toNCYC for a rendezvous in JulyorAugust. Commodore JohnAnderson emailedhimback informinghim thatwearebooked for incoming rendezvouson the weekends, but offeredhim to comeduring theweek. Awaiting reply fromSamTundo.

I. CURRENTBUSINESS

Activities - BobCarnaghi Bob stated thatNauticalMileYacht Clubwanted to come to the island for a rendezvous onAugust 8,9,10. Theywill haveabout 10boats. Motion: MovedbyBobCarnaghi toallowNauticalMile to come toNCYConAugust 8,9,10. SecondedbyBrianMakik.

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MotionCarried. Bobalso stated that SandPoint Yacht Clubwanted to comeonAugust 2,3,4. Motion: MovedbyDonReiss toallowSandPoint to comeonAugust 2,3,4. Seconded

byBrentMalik. MotionCarried.

Bobalso stated that, aspreviouslyapproved,Great LakesCruisingClubwill come to the islandonAugust 22,23,24, and JeffersonYacht Clubwill comeonAugust 15,16,17. A letterwas received fromPCGaryBarnard regardingSelfridge coming to the islandon August 19, andThe LionsClub coming to the islandonAugust 20th. Motion: MovedbyBobCarnaghi toallowSelfridge to come to the islandonAugust 19th. SecondedbyDonReiss. MotionCarried. Motion :MovedbyBrianMalik toallowThe LionsClub to come to the islandonAugust 20th. SecondedbyDonReiss. MotionCarried.

Clubhouse - RichGoodman Absent Excused. NoReport

Harbor&Grounds –DonReiss Don indicated that hewas still looking for someone todo the flowers around theNCYC sign.

Membership- BrianMalik Brianwent over thebudget andmaintenance items in regards tomembership. There werea fewdiscrepancies in thenumbers. Brian indicated that in some instances Club Express isnot correct in reportingourmembershipwhich is affecting thenumbers. Club Expressonly reportswhatwe input. SoBrianwent over thenames thatwere in question. It is important thatwe cleanupClubExpress andget all information current. This is also important so the roster canbe sent outwith correct information. Brianalso indicated that themembership shouldgo in to theNCYCWeb Siteandmake sureall of their information is correct. A letterwas received fromZachBlackburn requesting tobea JuniorMember.

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M otion: MovedbyPCVanover toallowZachBlackburn tobea JuniorMember. SecondedbyBobCarnaghi. MotionCarried.

Publications- BrentMalik Brent gavea list of thememberswhoadvertised in theBeacon. EdgarAtnip: Oppenheimer, DavidMeldrum: BlanchardAgency, Bill Jarvis: JarvisRestoration, Kim Miedema: KushPaint,MikePilarowski: AlarmEng.,Mike Schodowski: Shelving Inc., Tom Szott: SzottAutomotive. Thankyou toall of you for supportingNCYC. Brent also encouraged themembership to support our advertisers. Brent also indicated that he hadothers thatwere interested inadvertising in theBeacon. If you knowof anyone whowouldbe interested inadvertising, please refer them toBrent. Thereare full year rates, but alsomonthly rates available. Secretary–RandyPagel Randyhas sent fanouts to themembership that theweekend schedules areout and asking for preferences for theweekend theywant. Hewill now fill in theweekends with the remainingpeople. Itwill be themembers responsibility tomakeany changes to that schedule.

Supplies –HughVestal Absent Excused. NoReport

Transportation–Pat Carroll Absent Excused. NoReport

Fleet Captain - IanBlackburn NoReport.

I.

OLDBUSINESS Topic #1 StandbyGenerator: The information is still not available, tableduntil next month'smeeting.

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Topic #2 NCYC Committee Approvals: No one has stepped up to chair the Audit Committee. If interested, please contact Commodore JohnAnderson. ForwardPlanningCommittee: ChairmanRCChuck Stroh, indicated that he couldnot get six members for the committee that is required by the by-laws, he only has 5 people. Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to accept only five members for the committee. SecondedbyRandyPagel. MotionCarried. ForwardPlanningCommitteeMembers: RCChuckStroh,Chairman, JeffEdgerly,Don Ruma, Ken Lipowski, BenCarroll, Tom Szott. Motion: Moved by PC Don Vanover to accept the Forward Planning Committee as presented. SecondedbyBrentMalik. MotionCarried. NominatingCommitteeMembers: PCTomMcHugh, Chairman, PCBill Bauer, PCBill Hendricks, PC JimAngers, Dave Lockhart. Motion: Moved by Don Reiss to approve theNominating Committee as presented. SecondedbyBrentMalik. MotionCarried.

Topic #3 Newmember PhilipManiaci. Motion: MovedbyDonReiss toapprovePhilipManiaci asanewmember. Seconded

byBrianMalik. MotionCarried.

Topic #4 OD and Week Manager Manuals: Discussion was held on additions or corrections to the current OD and Manager manuals. Randy will make these corrections/additions to themanuals. Randywill email themanuals to theOD's and Managers. Therewill also be copies behind the bar with the deposit tickets for the bank.

II.

NEWBUSINESS Topic#1 - Adiscussionwas heldon theneed to keep thePOBox thatwe currently have. Itwasdecided that thebox isno longer necessary. Motion: MovedbyDonReiss to cancel thePOBox. SecondedbyBrian Malik. MotionCarried.

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Topic #2 BrentMalik stated that he isworkingon thewebsite toget it current. He will update the sitewhenever things change. If thereareany items younotice that need tobe changed, contact BrentMalik.

Topic #3 -With the Jointmeeting inAprilwith the FirstMates,we are looking for ideas for theFirstMates tohelp fund. TheFirstMateshas committed to$5,000 to helpwith the cost of thegenerator. Other possiblehelp couldbe thedish washer andpossiblyanew lawnmower. Adjournment MOTION: MovedbyDonReiss toadjourn themeeting. SecondedbyFrankCorcoran

MotionCarried.

Meetingadjourned at 9:55

NextMeeting DateandTimeApril 15, 2014at 7:00pm. Location: Crews Inn

RespectivelySubmitted,

SueReiss BoardRecorder

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