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Official Publication Of The Flagler Beach Yacht Club, Inc.

February 2016

PAST COMMODORES 1992-1993 Tom McBride

1994 Ed Finney

1995-1996 Tom Johns

1997-1998 Denis Thornton

1999-2000 John Darrow

2001 Paul Van Buren

2002 Howard Graves

2003 Pat Slattery

2004 George Barnett

2005 Pete Poole

2006-2007 Mike Cocchiola

2008 Claudia Towne

2009 Jane Gaulding

2010 Dee Cocchiola

Last month Patty and I, along with Lou and Bob

Thousand, had the pleasure to attend the Saint

Augustine Yacht Club Change of Watch. The club

welcomed us with open arms (as always). The food

and hospitality were excellent.

Congratulations to outgoing Commodore Michael

Fegen and incoming commodore Judith Fegen and

their great group of Flag Officers.

The Commodore’s Social at Beachfront was a huge success, Great job VC

John Green. I have to apologize to some of you that I did not get to say hello

to, but the night was over before it got started. John will fill us in on this

event as well as upcoming events in his article.

Commodore’s Corner — Joe Lindholm

2011 Rich Franco

2012 Greg Hansen

2013 Randy Meyer

2014 Len Dignard

2015 Bob Jaeger

Joe Lindholm [email protected] 386-445-1793

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Inside this Issue

Vice Commodore 4

Maritime 7

Navigation 8

Calendar 11

Birthdays 12

Rear Commodore 6

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Commodore’s Corner — Joe Lindholm - “Continued”

Now is the time in my monthly article when I try to muster up some volunteers for the Social and

Maritime events. If you have not gotten involved in any planned activities it is never too late. If

you have any questions on how you can join in, please feel free to call or email me and we can

talk about it. Remember, the success of our events is directly tied to our great leads, co-leads,

and volunteer committee members.

Please check out the Flagler Beach Yacht Club Facebook page. Ask to join the group and then we

can all post pictures, as well as send messages back and forth. Patty Lindholm is the Facebook

Administrator.

Sounds like the Maritime committee has some great events in the works. Good job to the Fleet

Captains.

The January General Meeting carried a “Souperbowl” theme and was a huge success. Good job to

all the cooks.

We also welcomed Michelle and Jim Kelly to our club. When you see them at our events please

say hello.

Finally, at the January meeting, the 2016 board was sworn in by PC Len.



Commodore’s Corner — Joe Lindholm - “Continued”

Perfect!!!!

75% Boater/25% Non-Boater ratio

As always, please get out and enjoy a safe boat ride.

Joe


Vice Commodore — John Green

[email protected] 386-517-6760

Well I hope everyone got the message about flipping the dates for the

Social at the Beach Front Bar and Grille and our January meeting.

If not you missed a great event and probably had the meeting all to

yourself.

The Social Committee began 2016 with a kick-off meeting in early January. At the meeting we

outlined both the General Meeting themes and Socials for the year. We have some standards, St

Patty’s Day and the 4th of July, but we also added several new events. The first meeting was going

to be a Souper Bowl with the board members cooking their favorite soup. This summer in place

of our August meeting there will be a Disco Dance and Dinner at the church hall.

With short notice of the change and no time for a sign-up sheet, FBYC still had over 60 members

attend the first social of the year at Beach Front Bar & Grille. Judging by the comments I heard

as I walked the room, everyone was happy with the event.

One of the highlights for me was meeting two members I had not met in my four years with the

club. As we were “socializing” before dinner, a very distinguished couple walked through the

door. The gentleman, dressed in a blue blazer with a yacht club emblem, and the lady equally at-

tired, seemed somewhat out of place for a Flagler Beach “locals” restaurant. Curious, I approach

them and introduced myself. I found this very distinguished couple to be Bernie and Judy Smith,

members of FBYC for over 10 years.



Vice Commodore — John Green


As the dates get closer you will get more information but a couple of key dates for this year’s

events are:

St Patty’s Day Dinner March 17th

Commodore’s Ball April 23rd

Tortuguas Baseball May 14th

Disco Dinner Dance August 18th

Christmas Party December 9th

Remember, we need you to be involved to make these events a success. If you are asked to assist

on an event, please do whatever you can to help your fellow member.

Happy Boating,

John


Rear Commodore - Dee Cocchiola

Hello FBYC!!

Winter! Cool, but Spring is in sight and we can see our boats from

here. Hang in there FBYC, at least it's not New York (see below).

Let's all give a big Welcome Aboard to the following members:

* Ken and Patty Burback with their pontoon boat “Good Vibra-

tions”

*James and Michelle Kelly, Jr. with their 31’ Mainship “Top Cat”.

For all FBYCers, when you see the "star" identifying a brand new member, please stop to intro-

duce yourself and tell them all about the “Best Little Boat Club in Flagler”. Introduce them to your

friends. Remember, we were all newbies once, and we all joined to make new "besties". So, you see

a star on the name tag, say hello and invite them to sit and talk. And if you're the newbie, don't be

a wallflower. Seek out our legacy members. They're the ones with the wine or beer in their hands,

sometimes both. They know a lot about our history and will be happy to regale you with stories

and anecdotes.

On a more somber note, we all send our condolences to Dee Cohen who lost her sister, recently.

For Dee, as with all members, we stand with you in your time of sorrow. You are not alone when

you're in the FBYC.

Our boating season will soon begin so to take a minute to look over the membership list on the

web site. We try to keep it up to date, but we do need your help. Check this list to make sure

your phone number, email address and boat information is correct. Please let me know of any

corrections that need to be made. Also, if you are not getting the blasts, please contact me.

See you all at the next event. Meantime, if you have some news or some issue, please let me know

by e-mail ([email protected]) or call me on (386) 864-4385.


Rear Commodore, Dee


Michael Triano and Alan Hendry, Fleet Captains

I would like to thank those of you who attended the Maritime meeting in January to get our 2016

schedule organized.

The following is a list of Maritime events we have planned for the next three months. Please mark

your calendars for these and sign up at the meetings for the one’s you are going to attend.

February 13th (Saturday): Dee Cocchiola will be the lead on a luncheon to Clark’s Fish Camp .If

you were not at the general meeting and signed up, contact Dee @[email protected] if you

would like to join us and she will give you all the information you need. She obviously needs a

head count for the restaurant so contact her at once.

March 11th (Friday): Treasure Hunt on the water between the 100 Bridge and the Palm Coast

Marina. Randy Meyer has the lead for this event. After the Treasure Hunt everyone is invited to

Bings Landing ,under the gazebo, for lunch that will be provided by the FBYC. As with all FBYC

functions, please bring your own drink and a dish to share. Signup sheets will be at the general

meetings for those using their boats and anyone who would like to be aboard with us. There will

be signup sheets for anyone who is just attending the lunch. Randy will give us all the details at

the general meeting.

April 16th (Saturday): The Blessing of the Fleet will be held on the ICW. Toni Mincin has the lead

for this annual event. The blessing of the boats will take place at John Green’s dock and then you

will return to your home docks. Lunch will be held at the new restaurant, Hidden Treasure’s lo-

cated under the 100 Bridge in Flagler Beach. Toni will give us all of the details at the meeting and

have signup sheets for us. There will be signup sheets for the boaters, those of you who would

like to be on a boat and for everyone going to Hidden Treasure’s


Thank you to all for supporting the Ship’s Store. Anyone interested in ordering FBYC

T-shirts, we have true swatch color selector of 77 new colors. Ladies Anvil Tank tops

available in Caribbean blue, yellow, haze violet, azalea, hot pink, heather grey, key lime

and white: $13 ea., XXL $15 ea.

New Merchandise for Order

Large Rolling Cooler with FBYC Logo and Name $52. Capacity 12 bottles of wine or 48

cans of beer, collapsible for easy storage. Colors available in Black, Red w Black, Twi-

light Blue w Black. One had push button extension handle extends to 21 inches. Di-

mensions 14” H x 14” W x 11” D.

Port Authority 12 Pack Cooler: colors available in Red/Blk, Gold/Blk, Royal/Blk, or

Black: $24 each.

In Stock – Limited Supply

Colored T-shirts, ladies tank tops, sleeveless Men’s T-shirts: $13.

20th Anniversary limited addition – Ladies large only $10.

Any questions, please contact:

Marie Luke 445-7214


Commodore

Joe Lindholm

386-445-1793

[email protected]

Vice Commodore

John Green

386-517-6760

[email protected]

Rear Commodore

Dee Cocchiola

386-445-9821

[email protected]

Fleet Captains

Michael Triano

386-447-2962

[email protected]

Alan Hendry

386-246-1736

[email protected]

Treasurer

Linda Jaeger

386-446-9110

[email protected]

Secretary

Susan Moya

386-585-4711

[email protected]

Board Members

Bob Jaeger

Ray Oakes

Toni Mincin

FBYC— OFFICERS

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