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SeaWord New Bern Yacht Club
Log of the New Bern Yacht Club since 1993 February 2019
Clubhouse: 1206 Brices Creek Road Mailing Address: PO Box 12114, New Bern NC 28561-2114 Phone: (252) 634-2626 http://www.newbernyachtclub.com
Newsletter Editor E-mail address: [email protected] (Jeff Noyes) Sea Word Extra: [email protected] (June Dowd),
NewBernYachtClub.com: eSeaword / Event Fliers: (June Dowd) [email protected] 2019 Officers: Commodore: Tim Broderick, Vice Commodore: Bill McHale,
Rear Commodore: Jack Fleming, Treasurer: Sam Bidwell, Secretary: Jim Smithwick,
Past Commodore: Karl Lichty
Directors: Link Bonforte, Marci Crawford, Lee Ann Fordyce, Sarah Kerner, Arnie Litteken and Gary Todd
Highlights
• From the Helm • Social, Cruise and Event Calendar • Shipmates Information • New Members
• Photos from recent events (view more pictures on
newbernyachtclub.com)
Upcoming Meetings:
Tuesday, February 26,2019, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26,2019, 7:30 p.m.
NBYC Members,
On a recent January evening the New Bern Yacht Club convened to celebrate our annual Change of Watch. It was a delightful and elegant party, held at the New Bern Country Club, to welcome our returning and newly elected Officers and Directors. Our sincere appreciation goes out to Penny Litteken and her committee for providing us with such a special evening with a Message in a Bottle. Our Message in a Bottle is the NBYC mission statement: To provide diverse boating experiences through marine related on-the-water, educational, community and other social activities in a club of boaters with various types and sizes of craft.
In alignment with our Mission the NBYC Officers and Directors will lead the club by:
• Welcoming boaters of all ages to share in local and long-distance on-the-water activities.
• Supporting responsible seamanship through educational offerings. • Supporting our local area through participation in marine-related community
events. • Supporting camaraderie among members through a broad range of monthly
meetings and other social activities. • Promoting volunteerism among members to maintain the club and accomplish
the NBYC Mission.
As we embark on another exciting year of boating adventures, social events and club life recall our mission statement... a Message in a Bottle! We would like to welcome both Bob and BA Yeaton, and Jack and Marilyn Browning-Henry who were inducted at the Change of Watch as new Members. Welcome to NBYC folks! Our first General Meeting at the clubhouse this year will be held at 7:30pm on February 26. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
-Tim Broderick Commodore
671-2134 [email protected]
2019 Cruising
The Cruiser of the Year Dinner is fast arriving. February 22. You don’t want to miss this one. I have previewed the slide show and it
is a bundle of laughs. If you took part in a cruise during the year the chances are that you are in the show. If you are coming to the
dinner please bring an appetizer or dessert to augment the catered portion of the dinner. No need to notify anyone, just bring one or the other.
The Cruise Planning Meeting will be held March 7. Everyone is
welcome who has an interest in taking part in any of our cruises, either by boat or land yacht. The purpose of the meeting is to flesh out the events already on the schedule and to add any additional
cruises that members would be interested in.
The first on water events for 2019 are the Shakedown Cruise to Oriental April 26-28 followed by a Cruise to Southport/Bald Head Island April 28 to May 5. There is great interest being displayed in
both of these events.
Other events already on the schedule are the Blessing of the Fleet, Croaker Fest, Front Door Music Festival, The Annual New Bern Flotilla, Wooley Bear and by great demand the second annual Small
Boat Flotilla on November 16. Start working on those small boat entries. The first year’s boats were all really good so you have a target to aim at.
My New Year wish remains good cruising weather for the year.
-Jack Fleming, Rear Commodore
633-0309 [email protected]
2019 Bridge and Directors Your new bridge and directors for 2019 were installed at the annual Change of
Watch celebration on January 19, 2019.
Seated, left to right are officers: Sam Bidwell, Treasurer, Jim Smithwick,
Secretary, Jack Fleming, Rear Commodore, Tim Broderick, Commodore, Bill
McHale, Vice Commodore and Karl Lichty Immediate Past Commodore. Standing
left to right are Directors Gary Todd, Lee Ann Fordyce, Link Bonforte, Marci
Crawford and Arnie Litteken. Missing from the picture is Sarah Kerner, Director.
Help plan the 2019 NBYC Calendar!
Do you have an idea?
CONTACT
Social, Cruise and Event Calendar
February
February General Meeting Snacks: Last names beginning with M and N
March General Meeting Snacks: Last names beginning with A and B
February house cleaning: Dowd carpet cleaning
To view the 2019 Calendars in their entirety, go to newbernyachtclub.com
click on Events and Cruises click on NBYC Social, Cruise, & Event Calendar
Upcoming Events Saturday Night at the Movies Valentine's Day Wine and Dine Cruiser of the Year Celebration
Sunday Brunch Southport Cruise
Blessing of the Fleet
Cruise Jack Fleming [email protected]
Social Sarah Kerner [email protected]
The Social Committee has been working hard to plan the social events for 2019. Check out the events currently scheduled!
Shipmates’ Information
Directory Updates
If you are aware of an update to the directory, please let Jim Smithwick know. Email is much better than meeting at Lowe’s or Harris Teeter, and even better than a phone call,
but any form of communication is better than ignoring it. Misplaced your directory? It is also available online at newbernyachclub.com in the Members Only tab.
-Jim Smithwick
(919) 244-4769
Cards were sent to Mary Hudson and Winston Ezzell for their recent surgeries. If you know a member who is, or recently has been, sick, had an operation, or is just under the weather, or lost a family member, please contact the
Sunshine Committee.
-Camille Hoffman
672-1684 [email protected]
Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer’s Report may be viewed on eSeaWord in the members only section after Board
acceptance.
Board Meeting Minutes If you would like a copy of the Board Meeting Minutes, it may be obtained (after Board acceptance) by emailing the Secretary or by viewing on eSeaWord.
Ship’s Store A Ship's Store brochure is available at the club to see the most popular items purchased over the past years from New Bern Sporting Goods. A sample of each item is at the club showing color options and prices to help you decide on your choices for purchase. There is now a variety of logos from which to choose as well as fonts for embroidering; samples of those are also available for you to see. The newest items to be offered are belts, flip flops, key fobs, and totes with the New Bern Yacht Club logo. Continued items for purchase from the store: our stainless-steel mug, glassware, Tervis glasses, burgees, and note cards. Please let me know if I can help you find a special item or gift.
-Sue Marsh
571-5286 [email protected]
Welcome New Members: The NBYC welcomed two new couples as members at the Change of Watch.
From left to right: Bob and BA Yeaton, Tim Broderick, Jack and Marilyn Browning-Henry.
Bob and BA Yeaton were previously very active members of the Harbour Village
Yacht Club in Hampstead, NC, including past commodore. They have done extensive cruising and off shore fishing from Maine to Florida. They cruised the Chesapeake and Florida for six months a year and have made 18 Maine to Florida
trips. They plan to do local cruising from their home on Brice’s Creek.
Jack and Marilyn Browning-Henry previously were active in the Lakewood Yacht Club and the Houston Yacht Club both in the Houston area. They currently own a Duffy 22-foot electric boat (named Dragonfly) which they use to give eco tours on
the Trent River and the New Bern waterfront. They have extensive boating experience with both power and sailing vessels. Their adventures include sailing
around the Cape Horn and navigating the Great Loop. We would like to welcome these two couples of our club.
Marci Crawford
636-0263 [email protected]
Photos: Christmas Day Dinner
Thank you to David and Anna Hurst
Change of Watch
Penny Litteken (center) and her committee
To view more pictures, including the ones featured in this month's SeaWord, go to newbernyachtclub.com . Click on the Events and Cruises tab, then Cruise Photos (or Event
Photos, depending on the activity) / 2016. Then click to view the pictures for each event.
Contact June Dowd for assistance, if needed.