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November 2006 Perch Fry Every Friday – page 3 Family Night Specials Every Wednesday – page 3 Kids Eat Free Dining Specials Every Sunday – page 3 Babysitting Nights Nov. 3 & 17 - page 7 Commodore Jack W. Salisbury Vice Commodore Richard F. Wilber Rear Commodore Lynn A. Lazzaro Fleet Captain Scott L. Durham General Manager Merle Worman Editor Mary Ann Smith CYC Islander deadline: Drop off copy and/or photos for the December issue by November 1 to the CYC Islander mailbox in the Club office. You may also FAX copy to (440) 333-3136 or send to msmith@cycrr.org The CYC Islander is also available on our website. Just type in www.cycrr.org. Next to the word member, type - yacht. Next to the password, type - cyc. Wilber takes helm as club’s new Commodore From nationwide professional sailboat racing to owning a sailmaking company to winning the CYC Star Fleet Championship for 20+ years — Richard Wilber is as immersed in sailing as he is life at CYC. Growing up here at the Club along with his twin brother Robert and four other siblings, Commodore Wilber commented his best friends are still the guys he went through Sail Camp with in the early 1970s. “To me, CYC is like one huge extended family,” he says. “While growing up, I felt like I had 500 parents keeping an eye on me and I guess I still do… Seriously, with that in mind, the biggest reason I wanted to be Commodore is to give back to the place that has given me and my family so much.” This year’s main objectives are aimed at preserving the Club's 129 years of tradition and steering it ahead by: • Maintaining financial stability • Increasing membership growth and retention • Providing a range of activities for all members • Getting more new members involved in club events. He plans on continuing with and developing several new initiatives begun by P/C Jack Salisbury. “The maintenance of our physical plant and the continuation of the planning stages of a new Center Isle complex are the biggest projects facing us this year," he says. This hardworking yet humorous Commodore feels that the predecessors to his position have plotted the Club on a great course, and hopes his business experience will be an asset to keeping the Club on track. Although he did not start his own company until after college, he has been making sails all through high school. The St. Edward alum earned a finance degree from Cleveland State University and continues to live in Rocky River, where he was born, works and is close to the Club. He has been active in almost every aspect of island life and has served on virtually every committee, from coaching Junior Sail Race Team to going on the Power Fleet Long Cruise (albeit on a sailboat). "Serving on the Flag Line has been a tremendous experience. With the most rewarding by-product being the many new friends we have made along the way, especially the friendship my wife and I have developed with Jack and Kris Salisbury. They have both been guiding lights for us to follow.” With many sailing honors to his credit, from being a Finalist on the 1980 Olympic Sailing Team to a Blue Star Champion in the Star class, his most memorable win was in the prestigious Mackinaw Race. “I got the best trophy of them all when I met my future wife Julie while onboard!” he says. When not on his boat, Desperado, in the summer, he and the family (Ashley, 20, Claire, 9, Colleen, 6 and Joseph, 4) practically live at the pool and enjoy all the other activities the Club has to offer. 2007 is going to be another great year on the island, “Please come and share it with us!” P Commodore Jack W. Salisbury and Commodore Richard F. Wilber cordially invite you to The Cleveland Yachting Club Change of Watch Saturday, November 18 Complimentary CoCktails at 6 p.m. D inner salsa & m enu features Sunday Brunch Kickoff Nov. 5 – page 3 Speaker Series Camera Club Nov. 8 — page 6 CYC-ingles Nov. 9 – page 7 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting Nov. 10 – page 7 Change of Watch Nov. 18 — page 8 Thanksgiving Buffet Nov. 23 — page 8 C rab C ake with Corn mixeD Greens with Cherries, manGos anD almonD CrusteD Chevre Cheese, manDarin & manGo sorbet, beef wellinGton with shrimp & saffron risotto anD Crispy panCetta & asparaGus, anD ChoColate Caramel lava Cake with vanilla bean iCe Cream. roasteD reD pepper Coulis, entertainment by raisin Cain Cost: $150 per couple/$75 per person Black Tie or Yachting Blazer Members Only please Call 440-333-1155 to rsvp. Thanksgiving Dinner November 23 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. seatings Leave the cooking to us and just relish the holiday! The meal consists of: carved roast turkey and beef, baked Virginia ham with cider glaze, whipped potatoes, homemade turkey dressing, candied sweet potatoes, buttered carrots and green beans, poached salmon display, Caesar salad, fresh fruit display, deluxe dessert display, grilled vegetable mirror, kids buffet and more. Cost is $26.95 for adults and $11.95 for kids. General manaGer buD worman As this fiscal year comes to an end, I would like to thank Commodore Jack Salisbury, the Flag Line, Board of Trustees and committee chairpersons for their contributions in making this another successful year at The Cleveland Yachting Club. 2006 was a year in which the well-attended activities, committee and fleet initiatives gained momentum each passing month. • We instituted a few new events — SCUBA diving certification, a Fishing Fleet and Speaker Series. • The Club’s Sailing Regattas and Power Fleet functions were enjoyed by all, with CYC being honored by Kevin Carroll and his crew capturing first place in the T10 Nationals. They did their club proud! • CYC’s Sail Camp met the expectations of all attending ending with a fine representation at Junior Bay Week. • Swim Team made CYC shine this year thanks to our devoted swimmers. • The Golf Fleet as usual had many great times and if you think fishing stories are exaggerated, you should listen to the golfers. • The Skeet Fleet proved rewarding and added several new members (by gunpoint). • The Club’s bridge and poker players continually boast of great times and the Wet Hens enjoyed their Wednesday morning sailing. Each of these active groups contribute to the success of this Club. To the new members, I encourage you to get involved. October started a new fiscal year and with it brings new events and traditional functions. Mark your calendars for upcoming events such as Thanksgiving, Ladies Champagne Luncheon, Children’s Christmas Party, Chorus Night, Christmas Eve Dinner, New Year’s Eve and this year’s Chile and Argentina Wine and Dinner Pairing on January 13. Lastly, thanks to our staff for their dedication and performance this year. CYC has a great team of employees and I know they are looking forward to being of service in the coming year. NOVEMBER 1  ridge-A-Rama/FamilyNightDining/BridgeClub B 2 DuplicateBridge 3 PerchFry/Bridge-a-Rama/Babysitting 5 SundayBrunch/KidsEatFreeDiningSpecial 6 ClubClosed 7 TriDeltaBridge 8 FamilyNightDining/BridgeClub/SpeakerSeriesCameraClub 9 DuplicateBridge/CYC-Ingles 10 AnnualStockholders’Meeting 12 SundayBrunch/KidsEatFreeDiningSpecial 13 ClubClosed 15 FamilyNightDining/BridgeClub 16 DuplicateBridge 17 PerchFry/Babysitting 18 ChangeofWatch 19 SundayBrunch/KidsEatFreeDiningSpecial 20 ClubClosed/ManagementMeeting 22 FamilyNightDining 23 ThanksgivingBuffet 24 PerchFry 26 SundayBrunch/KidsEatFreeDiningSpecial 27 ClubClosed/BoardMeeting 28 ReservationsstartforChristmasEve 29 FamilyNightDining/BridgeClub 30 DuplicateBridge Free Babysitting Available Here’s a win-win…come to the Club to enjoy a great meal and let us entertain your kids! There will be free babysitting Fridays, November 3 and 17 from 5-10 p.m. A la carte food will be available. Annual Stockholders Meeting set this month Mark your calendar for November 10 at 8 p.m. for our annual Stockholders Meeting. Please note there is no dinner service this evening. Welcome new members Welcome Amanda Rami, who is an Autism Specialist Consultant for Bellefaire JCB in Shaker Heights. She and husband David enjoy their Maxum 2500 26-foot power boat. Sponsors are Richard Rennell & Damon Troyan. Gary Lanzen is Vice President for The Brooks and Stafford Company in Cleveland. He and wife Betsy have one son, Jeff. Sponsors are Thomas Harper & William Huffman. Mark Bacon is Vice President of Project Management of Great Lakes Construction in Hinkley. He and wife Cynthia have two children, Jessica and Kyle, and enjoy their 18-foot Renken Sloop sail boat. Sponsors are Roland Kammeier & Lynn Lazzaro. Steven Weston is Regional Project Manager, Engineer, of Ohio Construction Services in Medina. He and wife Tiffany have two children, London and Jacob. Sponsors are James Kelley & Troy Ferber. Golf Fleet travels to New York Peek ‘n’ Peak Upper Course once again hosted the CYCGF 4th Annual Fall Classic, thanks to our gracious host, Rick Wiedemer. Very cool, windy and rainy weather did not dampen two great days of golf. Matched only by the evening events that included a cocktail or two, fantastic steak cookout with a great fire, and an evening of cards and super dice challenge of L-R-C… with the final hand won by P/C Marty Coughlin. Other members who golfed: Jack Berry, Tim Carroll, George Fannin, Gordon Geiger, Chuck Inglefield, Jeff Partridge, George Sheikh, Willy Spaninger, Jim Winterich and John Zahnow. — Willy Spaninger Member Appreciation extended to Oateys Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. William Oatey for the donation of their 4-1/2 HP Nissan motor + inflatable to the Sail Camp. We truly appreciate your generosity. Shop for Christmas Check out your CYC Gift Shop for all your Christmas Gifts. It’s easy, hassle-free shopping with a great selection of gifts for everyone on your list. CYC Book Club off until the New Year There will be no meeting in November since it lands on Thanksgiving Day, and no meeting in December since everyone is already too busy. Please e-mail me your suggestions for the 2007 season, aajones43@netscape.com. See you next year!! — Annette Jones Wet Hens Galley Gourmet II Luncheons scheduled The Wet Hens has scheduled its upcoming Galley Gourmet II at the Club for January 29 and May 21, 2007. The group meets at noon on these dates. On Monday, October 30, 2006, the club will meet at Meg Kenyon’s home. CYC-ingles meet monthly The CYC-ingles group meets the second Thursday of every month all year-round. Call the Club for dinner reservations at 6 p.m. and have fun with your friends. — Anna Mary Winton Book your Holiday Parties CYC can serve your every holiday need, from a small group to a large party! Call Banquet Manager Ann Swift at 440-333-1155, ext. 224. NOVEMBER CLUB ROOM HOURS: Monday: Club Closed Tuesday: Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Closed for dinner Wednesday & Thursday: Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday: Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: 5:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday: Brunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner:5-8:30 p.m. CLUBHOUSE BAR HOURS: Monday: Closed Tuesday–Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-midnight a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday: 11:30 GAS DOCK: By Appointment Only. Yard Office 333-1310 ext. 242 Come Sail away the oriole iii heaDs out for a lake Cruise CirCa 1915. Holidays are just around the corner! CYC Speaker Series kicks off this month Summer has faded to fall and we are heading toward winter — time to gear up for the CYC Speaker Series. Our first event is November 8 when the Speaker Series hosts the resurrected Camera Club for an evening of special travels by CYC members. We will view shows of member trips to South America, the Middle East and Africa. Experience the sights and hear the stories and find out how to do it yourself. We start at 7:30 p.m., after a chance to get a Family Night Special dinner. The second Speaker Series event is a repeat of sorts, where we are bringing back Tom Korokny, our speaker on the History of Lyman Boats. For our December event, Tom will do a follow-up on the rich subject of marine woodworking — tools and techniques. This subject was a topic of great interest to those who were with us last year, so we thought it would be great to bring Tom back so we can hear all about his special skills. Join us December 13 at 7:30 p.m. Bring ideas and plans for your woodworking projects. There will be a full session of CYC Speaker Series events this winter, covering topics of interest to all members, from power to sail fleet, and all other points. Check the e-blasts for updates. P — Harald N. Bransch Members enjoy Fall Land Cruise to Nantucket More than 30 CYC members traveled to Nantucket for the Fall Cruise. Though often advertised as a "land" cruise, this year's four-day trip included a short flight to Providence, followed by a van ride to Hyannis where the group split into two with some going across via ferry on the 26 mile trip to the island, but with the majority taking advantage of a scheduled and highly entertaining whale watching trip along the way... Nantucket truly offered something for everyone! You could simply relax, or enjoy the non-stop activities which mark your CalenDar to spenD the holiDays at the Club anD enjoy all these traDitional events… Ladies Champagne Luncheon included: mountain biking, "bluff" walks, historical tours, fishing, shopping, fine dining, or some personal "off road" Island Tours through the cranberry bogs from our own hosts, Dave & Beth Salisbury. The entire group would like to take this opportunity to thank Dave & Beth for opening their home, hosting two cocktail parties and giving up so much of their weekend showing all of us around! We're all ready to come back! weDnesDay, DeCember 6 11:30 a.m. Cocktails 12:30 p.m. Lunch Come enjoy the holiday season with Commodore Wilber’s tribute to our Past Commodores’ Wives. Celebrate with old and new friends and enjoy the wonderful sounds of your favorite holiday songs. Entertainment is a surprise and we guarantee that you will not be disappointed! The luncheon menu will include a festive salad, vegetable & cheese quiche with fresh fruit & vegetable, mimosas, dessert and a coffee bar. Cost is $16 per person. Babysitting will be available. Lunch & crafts for the children! Guests are welcome. Please call the front desk for luncheon reservations and for babysitting reservations at 440-333-1155. For more information please call Fran Mack at 440-333-1622. Children’s Christmas Party pings, blintzes with fresh fruit glaze, carved roast beef, baked ham, broiled white fish with herb crust, fresh fruit display, tossed salad and assorted salads, breakfast pastries, dessert display and kid's meal of chicken fingers, French fries, mac and cheese and French toast sticks. Cost is $18.95 for adults and $8.95 for kids. Christmas Choral Program Christmas Eve Dinner sunDay, DeCember 24 5:30-7:30 p.m. Enjoy this family tradition with a wassail bowl, holiday meal and harpist. Dinner includes house salad, sliced beef tenderloin bordelaise sauce, redskin potatoes, asparagus bundles, Yorkshire pudding, sticky buns and Italian bread, almond tulie basket with peppermint stick ice cream and chocolate sauce. Kids’ menu of fruit plate, chicken fingers and mac and cheese, novelty Christmas ice cream with candy canes. Members are asked to finish dinner by 9 p.m., so employees can spend the holiday with their families. Reservations will be taken beginning November 28 at 9 a.m. Cost is $29.95 for adults and $12 for children. New Year’s Eve Dinner friDay, DeCember 15 6 p.m. Dinner, 8 p.m. Show It's time to mark your calendars now for the CYC Chorus program, "Songs of the Season" with Dawn Reilly accompanying. This year the program will be presented on one night only! Watch for more details on the festive dinner, which will be offered prior to the music. And one final note (no pun intended): It's been more than 25 very enjoyable years for me with this wonderful group of singers and it's now time for me to step away and rest a wee bit. So, since this program will be my "swan song," so to speak, we'll do our very best to make this the most melodious and memorable ever! Menu includes apple walnut salad, sliced beef tenderloin, French onion rice with mushrooms, asparagus bundles, almond tulie with peppermint ice cream, plus kid's meals. Cost is $19.95 for adults and $7.95 for children. — Mimi Cruse aka "The Dragon Lady" sunDay, DeCember 31 5:30 p.m. Dinner, Bar open till 11 p.m. Celebrate year’s end at the Club with a spectacular menu of wild mushroom and vegetable strudel with marsala wine sauce, a salad of mixed baby lettuce with champagne raspberry vinaigrette, dried cherries, strawberries, almonds and sliced pears, and for entrée, 1.5 pound lobster, porterhouse steak with bearnaise or fillet, plus dessert stations with cherries jubilee, bananas foster and mousse cups. (Entrees are priced individually.) saturDay, DeCember 10 Spring Family Cruise April 7-14, 2007 Join fellow CYC members on a wonderful spring break family vacation onboard the Carnival Fun Ship, Triumph. We depart from Miami, Florida, on Saturday, April 7 at 4 p.m. Our Ports of Call are San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday; St. Maarten/St. Martin on Wednesday; and we’re at sea Thursday and Friday arriving back to Miami on Saturday at 8 a.m. There is something for everyone: • Young Cruisers supervised activities for ages 2 to 14. • Teen Club with video games, movies and music for teens ages 15 to 17. • Adults relax in a deck chair by one of three pools, pamper yourself in the spa, try your luck in the Casino, and of course dine to your heart’s content. Plus, we'll have a Commodore Wilber cocktail party. Cabins are reserved at attractive group rates starting at $734. Prices include gratuities. For more information or to reserve your spot, call Peg Indermaur of Jensen Travel at 440-247-4288 or email: peg@jensentravel.com. I — Chairpersons Robert & Regina Wilber 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Santa will arrive via horse & buggy to Center Isle, with a hot chocolate bar to keep everyone warm. Children's crafts and activities will take place in the Marine Terrace, plus a great holiday brunch including bacon, sausage, home fries, scrambled eggs with top- Sunday Brunch - A club favorite, Sunday Brunch returns November 5 and runs through winter every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Featuring Omelet Station, Waffle Station, Carved Roast Beef, plus all your breakfast classics and lots of desserts. Cost: $18.95 adults, $9.95 kids. Kids Eat Free Dining Special - Bring the family down for dinner from 5-8:30 p.m. every Sunday and children eat free off the Kids Menu. Family Night Specials - Family night specials every Wednesday featuring homestyle meals. Cost is $9.50 adults; $5 children. Perch Fry - Our fabulous perch fry continues every Friday featuring all-youcan-eat perch dinner. Cost: $14.95. Power Fleet Fishing Fleet Report Near perfect weather presented a fantastic day on the water for our 1st Annual Perch FUNAMENT! Many families enjoyed fishing together for those delicious Lake Erie Yellow Perch that began to cooperate late in the morning. With a productive day behind us, the Fishing Fleet actually served more than 150 people on the Porch that evening, making for a perfect ending to a perfect day! Thank you to all the anglers who participated and especially to our hardworking volunteer fish cleaners and cooks. Pictured here are members enjoying the day on water and back on shore. Our Steelhead Tournament off our own CYC docks concluded what proved to be a very successful first year. Thank you to the Flag Line and the Board for making this a possibility! Finally, stay tuned to your Islander for fleet updates and information on our Ice Fishing Trip to Put-In-Bay. Tight lines everyone. I Sailing Roberts Race / Lighthouse Challenge CYC hosted the 76th Annual F.W. Roberts Race on June 17. This year the format returned to the long race course, covering 88 nautical miles. The weather was near perfect, with a good morning breeze, calm afternoon stall, followed by a beautiful Southwest sunset breeze. This year 16 boats entered and the overall winner for the third time was J. & D. Hawkins on First Tracks, a Benneteau 40.7 from Edgewater. Second place went to home-club favorite Robert and Regina Wilber’s Mister Ed, and third place was Tim and Gretchen Roberts (appropriate) on Mack Daddy from Edgewater. Dividing up the fleet results, the A-Fleet top three were also the above-mentioned overall top three. In the B-Fleet, Ken Cort won on Outlet Express, second went to Arlene Steuer on Wiemer, and third was Michael Mervart on Magic. In the C-fleet, Harald Bransch won on LifeIsGood, second to John Ollilia on Finnair, and third to Wes Scott and Tom Gibbs on Great Scot. The Lighthouse Challenge was resurrected this year to recognize excellent long distance sail racing. Composed of the competitors in the F.W. Roberts Race and the Falcon Cup, a total of over 110 nautical miles was covered in the two events. First place for the 2006 Lighthouse Challenge was earned by Tim and Gretchen Roberts on Mack Daddy, from Edgewater, with a solid second place by J. & D. Hawkins on First Tracks, and third place went to John Ollilia on Finnair. Harald Bransch on LifeIsGood was the top CYC challenger in a close fourth place. Congratulations to all. Next year’s 77th running of the F.W. Roberts Race will remain as a long format race, with a possible addition to the qualifying races for the prestigious Lighthouse Challenge. Stay tuned and get ready to race. F — Harald N. Bransch The Power Fleet wrapped up the 2006 season with its tenth and final official cruise to the Inner Harbor for the notorious Dawg Pound Cruise. With higher fuel prices, and some changing demographics, our most successful cruises were arguably some of the ones closer to home. Yet amazingly enough, our burgee still made appearances in ports across all five of the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard by a whole host of our members. Thank you to the Harders and all the Cruise Skippers for your energies and efforts pulling together so many terrific events. We all had a lot of fun and made some new friends along the way. Listed below is a recap of the events and the skippers for ’06: Mid America Boat Show Cindy Dietrich MHYC Bill Potoczak Cedar Point Mike & Sofia Henry Kelley's Island Jack & Kris Salisbury Windsor Dave & Donna Grimmer NCYC Allyn Adams Old Club P/C Rick & Sue Wiedemer, Jr. GPYC Scott & Maureen Harders Wagar Beach The Ferbers & The Salisburys Power Fleet reflects on sucessful season Dawg Pound Gary & Patty Riegelsberger Someone once said that half the fun of boating is dreaming about it… Even with the boats just completing winterizing, we are already thinking of the many exciting prospects for next year. Our new ’07 Chairpeople are Chris and Sophia Tjotjos. Members since ’93 and very experienced cruisers, the Tjotjos are well known on the island, enjoying cruising on their 56’ SeaRay, SILENT T’s. Besides having a lot of experience, the Tjotjos have the energy and determination to make ’07 one to look forward to. Be sure to find out about “pre-season” events by reading the Power Fleet section of your upcoming Islanders. I Marking the end of a great sailing season Members took advantage of some of the best sailing weather on Lake Erie this fall at the 1st Annual Fall Regatta. The Regatta marked the end of the season on October 7. After the races, members enjoyed warm food, cold beverages, awards and music. The next day Sail Fleet gathered for the Chili Bowl to celebrate another fun and competitive sailing season at CYC! Although the races were canceled because of lack of wind, sailors vied for the best chili recipe. Judges tasted more than 40 chili entries and awarded Gary Smith the winner of the Best Chili. Both these events had great turnouts, as the weather was just beautiful as can be seen in these photos from the weekend. F — Troy Ferber, Chairman why did the lobSter bluSh? it saw the Queen mary’s bottom