MARCH 2012

Port Clinton Yacht Club

JIB SHEET

a pilates/yoga class offered by cer‐tified  instructor  Toni  Garrett.  The class  is  scheduled  to  be  held  on Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  from  6‐7 in the ballroom. If interested or you have  questions,  Toni  can  be  con‐tacted at 419‐341‐1610 or by email at  Ladylavender847@aol.com. Questions  can  also  be  directed  to Facilities  Manager  PC  Chuck Reichman at 614‐989‐7224.  As stated  in  last month’s Jib Sheet, if  you  know of  someone who may be  interested  in Club membership, please invite them to an event and/or a meeting can be arranged with PC Reichman and myself to answer questions and provide a tour of the facilities. Maintaining  membership is  important  as  the  Planning  Com‐mittee  and  the  Board  considers current  and  future  Club  improve‐ments.  March events include the Men’s Stag on the 7th, the St. Patrick’s Day Bar Party on the 17th, the Junior Sail Fundraiser Dinner (Fish Fry) on the 23rd, March Madness Snacks on the 24th and the ever popular Friday Night Snacks on the 2nd and 30th. Hope to see you at one or more of these events.

With March upon us,  spring must  be  right  around  the corner!  Spring  training  is underway,  March  Madness begins,  and  in  another month,  boats  start  appear‐ing  in  the  marina.  Dock Chairperson  Phil  Bolte  is finalizing  dock  assignments for  the  2012  season.  It  is anticipated  that  the marina will  be  full  once  again  and Phil  is  working  hard  to  ad‐dress  the  members’  needs. Work  on  the  pedestals  will also  continue  as  the  Board has approved the acquisition of seventeen new pedestals, which will be installed on the outside  of  the  marina around  the  north  and  east sides.  The  intent,  weather permitting,  is  to  have  the installation  completed  be‐fore  the marina opens. Pool improvements are also being considered, including fencing and new pool  furniture. Ap‐plications  are  available  at the  bar  for  those  who  are interested  in  applying  for attendant  or  lifeguard  posi‐tions.  The  completed  appli‐cations need  to be  returned to  the bar or  sent  to Renee Stine by March 16.  Currently the trees are being trimmed  and  the  Board  has 

approved  spraying  for  the Cottony Maple Scale disease. Inside  the  clubhouse,  work has begun  in the  ladies rest‐room. Mark Hudak and oth‐ers are removing the existing floor  tile  and  carpeting,  and a  new  floor  tile  will  be  in‐stalled  along with  other  im‐provements.  The  Social  Committee, chaired  by  Doug  and  Can‐dace Shealy, has been work‐ing  hard  to  complete  the social  calendar  and  year‐book.  The  task  is  nearing completion  and  the  book should  be  available  this coming April. The other com‐mittee  members  are  Bob and  Terri  Mosser  and  Pat and Angie Reineck.  Talking  about  April,  please be advised of two changes to the  April  social  calendar. First, with Easter being April 8, the Children’s Easter Party has been changed  from Sat‐urday,  April  21  to  Saturday, April  7.  Second,  the  Spring Work Party originally  sched‐uled  for  April  15  has  been moved to April 21.  To  promote  a  healthy mind and  a  healthy  body,  the Board approved “Yoga‐lites”, 

From the COMMODORE

Rear Perspective

Five years ago at this time I would sit on the rooftop of my dental clinic in Baghdad and eat my lunch. The clinic was located in one of Saddam's hunting lodges near BIAP(Baghdad International Airport) on a now extinct hunting preserve. There was still hunting going on but not for animals. I had a great vantage point that looked out over a series of man made lakes toward Baghdad. I could watch constant helicopter traffic, the occasional high altitude fighter aircraft, the incoming rocket rounds (that caused for a quick exit), and the smoke from intentional ordinance disposal (that would cause the EPA to have a fit), or from IED explosions. When I returned to my quarters that evening I could turn on CNN and find out what had caused the smoke. We had a pretty good idea where the next attack would be the next day based on the information and prompting provided to us and the enemy by our news media. I once asked one of the medics why no one else ate lunch on the roof top balcony. He in-formed me that occasional stray AK-47 rounds would hit the building, and that no one was going to tell a Colonel where he could eat his lunch.

This brings me to memories. While in Iraq, I missed my freshman daughter's swim season, (she learned to swim at PCYC), her trip to Districts, her second varsity letter, her winter sports awards banquet, and her heart surgery. The smoke reminded me of the burning trash fires at the old city dump down the lake shore by the Admiralty Condominiums. The lakes of course reminded me of Lake Erie and what used to go on in March at PCYC. This time of year the ice skating contingent would turn in their skates for ice climbing equipment. With warming temperatures and the right wind conditions, the ice would be blown to the shoreline and form massive mountains of ice. The older members will tell of the time when the ice was pushed across Lake Shore Drive. We are still waiting for the ice to crush the Waterfront Condos. Our goal was to explore and map out pathways over narrow isthmuses to the farthest island of ice. We considered the day a complete success if we could get back to shore dry. That never happened. I had my brothers hand me down black rubber boots with metal clips. They all had holes in them and quickly filled with water. If someone had good boots they always seemed to get accidentally pushed into icy cold lake. We would run to the clubhouse and take hot showers which at that

time were located in the current bathrooms. The caretaker was not happy with us. Usually in the winter he only had to clean the bathrooms. Now he had to dry the wet shower stalls which he usually did not have to clean until May. By the way- join the new/old PCYC skating team as the PCYC rifle team on the Air Rifle range at Camp Perry on Tuesdays 5:30 -8:00.

Projects- We are still working on them. I am updating my volunteer list. This is a working club and we keep our costs low by doing as much work with volunteer labor by our members as possible. Please let me know your skills and interests and when you can help out. Thank you!!!

Boaters- Launch time is quickly approaching.

Committees-This time of year the Social Committee is hard at work planning next year's calendar and assigning members to committees as required by our club constitution. There are two club calendar years. The membership calendar year is from Jan 1 to Dec 31. The social calendar year is from May 1 to Apr 31. We do not have our updated membership roster till dues are paid on Dec 31. The com-mittee assignments for Jan-Apr 2012 actually come from the 2011 membership list. You could be on two committees in 2012 which actually covers your obliga-tion for 2011 and 2012. You may serve on as many functions as you desire. Take a look at all the members who volunteer for additional "work" committees found on page one of the yearbook. These members serve on these committees in addi-tion to their social committee assignments.

One of the hardest working committees is the riser committee which is already planning installation of risers in March or early April. This is a highly skilled and well trained unit. You may apply for membership to this elite group by contacting the chairman: Todd Warnike.

I have been told my articles are causing disharmony in families. They are good bathroom reading material and due to their excessive length are taking up chair time. I will try to be less verbose in the future, but at 3:00am on deadline day I tend to lose my concentration.

Rear Commodore

Michael Hablitzel

3/24

Sail Fleet Captain

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Thank you to PC John Stefano for spearheading the 2012 Jr. Sailing Spaghetti dinner and to all those that attended the event. Special thanks go to the Roberts, Snyder, Noonan and Eickert families along with Mike Robinette for kitchen and clean up duties. We were once again successful in raising funds in order to help support our great PCYC Jr. Sailing program.

Junior Sailing Perch Fundraiser:

March 23th, 5:30pm-7:30pm will be our annual Perch dinner fundraiser. Along with the Perch Platters, Perch Sandwiches and French Fries, we will once again be spoiled with the now famous Bergman Lobster Bisque.

Perch Plates $10.00ea, Perch Sandwich $5.00, Bowl of Lobster Bisque $5.00, Cup of Lobster Bisque $3.00.

Please join us for some great food and supporting a good cause.

FcoS

Ramon Eickert

As of this writing there is only 58 days until our first Cruise – Out to “A Dock” at Put In Bay! I have confirmed the 2012 Cruise – Out schedule and it is as follows:

Friday, April 27th – Sunday, April 29th “A Dock” Ice Breaker at Put In Bay Sunday, May 27th Portage River Cruise (Small Boat/Inflatable) Saturday, June 9th Hands on Boating For Women/PC Power Squadron Classes Friday, June 15th – Sunday, June 17th Toledo Yacht Club Sunday, July 1st Blessing of the Fleet Friday, July 20th – Sunday, July 22nd Middle Bass Island Yacht Club (BYOS) Friday, August 3rd – Sunday, August 5th Kelleys Island Seaway Marina Thursday, August 9th Day at Rattlesnake Island Club Sunday, September 2nd Portage River Run “Texas Hold Em” (Small Boat/Inflatable) Friday, September 21st – Sunday, September 23rd Miller Marina Put In Bay

A Sign Up Book for all of this years Cruise – Out events will be in the bar in the near future. Please look for it. Until then, enjoy the many events going on at your club. Dave Mehl FCoP 

Fleet Captain of Power

Friday Night Snacks Friday Night Snacks Friday Night Snacks 3/30/123/30/123/30/12

5:305:305:30---7:30 $5.007:30 $5.007:30 $5.00

“That’s Italian”“That’s Italian”“That’s Italian” Italian Meatball SubsItalian Meatball SubsItalian Meatball Subs

Sicilian Salad Sicilian Salad Sicilian Salad Ricotta CookiesRicotta CookiesRicotta Cookies

Eat More Chicken

Eat More Beef You make the choice……..

Friday March 2, 2012 BBQ Beef and Hot Chicken Chips,

relishes, various desserts. $5.00 Served 5:30 to 7:00

Membership Meeting 3/1

Men’s Stag 3/7

6:30 Burgers & Draft Beer