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10.02.2014
FEBRUARY 2014 NEWSLETTER
Photo of the Month: The North Atlantic can be a very cold place in January. This picture is from the top deck of Arabella as she skirted down the Jersey coast and Delmarva peninsula at the start of her delivery to the Caribbean. The first "Polar Vortex" had just blown through bringing high winds and icing conditions. On the third day, Arabella got permission from the weather routers to head out across the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras. The water temperature went up to 70 degrees, the ice melted and the Caribbean sailing season got underway! Read more about the trip below.
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Greetings from the Commodore
Commodore Fortenbaugh is joined by Bob Savage (left) and Paul Wilson (right)
These skippers and their teams finished 1-2-3 in the Tuesday Evening Fall Series.
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These skippers and their teams finished 1-2-3 in the Tuesday Evening Fall Series.
Dear Members - It was good to see so many of you at the Annual Dinner. The event sold out again with 180 people and there was a great spirit and energy in the room. Our new committee chairs spoke to the audience, lots of trophies were awarded and after dinner, the celebration continued at a nearby pub until early in the morning hours.
After the dinner, I was reflecting on the thing that unites us all - a passion for the sailing lifestyle. The social bonds which members have created (as well as the bonds which new members will create) are strong, lasting and deep. Our club has grown and evolved over the years and it is clear that members really enjoy hanging out with each other, season after season. The sailing is paramount, but social ties become equally important, especially for veteran members.
I can't wait for spring and the first days of sailing. This has been a real winter, with multiple snow storms and floating ice inside North Cove. It has been several years since we had a winter like this which makes me dream even more about the Caribbean.
Winter Educational Seminars
Since our club boats are put away for the winter, this is a great time to improve our sailing knowledge. The club organizes a series of FREE educational seminars on the Honorable William Wall. All seminars will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the doors of the clubhouse opening at 6 p.m. Members are encouraged to come down to the club, listen, ask questions and learn. Also, if you wish to suggest a seminar or volunteer as a speaker, please send an email to lynn@myc.org.
Racing is an important and very social part of our sailing club. Every year, new members join the racing program and more teams are formed. This seminar will focus on some of the secrets to winning races at the club. The discussion will cover advanced tactics as well pre-season preparation such as sanding the bottom.
Speakers: Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh and his team of Alan Wolf, Danielle Gallo, John Elliott and Sandy Krasovec. Last year, this team completed a hat trick by winning the Spring, Summer and Fall Tuesday Series.
If you are new to sailing in the harbor or have not ventured outside the area by North Cove, this seminar will guide you around the harbor and discuss basic navigation. The seminar will be based around a chart of the harbor allowing participants to virtually navigate. The discussion will center around what you find in these locations, including currents, commercial traffic and other items involved with navigation.
Each winter, members of the Blue Water Society gather for their annual dinner. This year, the Blue Water Society Dinner will be Wednesday, February 26. The dinner will be held again at El Quiote Restaurant, 226 West 23 St. Seating for dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. The cost of dinner is split among all attendees. If you wish to attend the dinner, please RSVP to lynn@myc.org.
This is a great annual event at the club and is filled with drinking, eating, laughing and making merry. New Blue Water Society members are asked to tell their story before being presented with their medal and inducted into the society.
Our Flagship Arabella headed down to the Caribbean for a few months of sailing in the warm sunshine. And a good thing too because right after she departed, New York has been subjected
saw record low temperatures and polar vortexes! Arabella prefers the sunny skies and warm consistent trade winters of the British Virgin Islands. Days 1 & 2 of the delivery were exciting as Arabella skirted down the Jersey coast and the Delmarva Peninsula while strong westerly winds blew in the first cold snap. From Cape Hatteras, Arabella headed across the Gulf Stream and steered a course to St Thomas. The delivery took just over 7 days which is slightly longer than normal, attributed to the extra distance sailed and head winds. The sunrise over the ocean was as god as expected. And the arrival in St Thomas made the whole trip worthwhile. Doing a delivery on Arabella is a lot more comfortable than a smaller boat!
Tradition & Etiquette Committee
The Club is asking for volunteers to serve on a "Tradition and Etiquette" Committee. The idea for this committee comes from our club's recent trip to Yacht Club de Monaco to race at the Primo Cup. Yacht Club de Monaco has a beautiful yearbook and one of the sections is devoted to yachting tradition and etiquette. The book explains the proper dress for certain occasions as well as other club traditions such as which flag to fly on which of Arabella's masts. Our club would also benefit by recording these traditions. Every year we have many new members join our organization. If we wrote down our traditions, then all members, new and old, would be able to read and learn them. If you would be interested in participating in the Traditions & Etiquette Committee, please send an email to Commodore Fortenbaugh at mike@myc.org.
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10.02.2014 - Winter Educational Seminars
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