Y A CHT Y A R N S o u t h V e n i c e Y a c h t C l u b SOUTH VENICE YACHT CLUB Mailing Address: PO Box 1599 • Venice, FL 34284-1599 Building Address: 4425 Yacht Club Dr. • Venice, FL 34293 Visit us on the Web at: www.svyclub.com There has been a short shut down of our club with this new virus surrounding us, but it does not mean that we cannot communicate with each other through email or phone calls. While we are in this isolation situation, I think we should all take a minute to realize what a blessing it is to be able to spend time with our partners. We also have the opportunity to clean out our cabinets, and closets and make our husbands finish our honey do lists. Ha!!! We do not realize the importance of “hanging out.” We take so many things for granted. While we are in confined quarters, why don’t we use this opportunity to think out of the box and bring new ideas to the Club, such as ways to upgrade our beautiful South Venice Yacht Club property or our social events. We have the opportunity to move in a new direction. Stay in good health and hope to see you all soon. VICE COMMODORE - Karen Miller APRIL 2020 COMMODORE - Sheri Johnson The world has (temporarily) changed as we know it. While the Club is shut down, at least through the end of April, your Buildings and Grounds volunteers are busy attacking issues inside the Club. Windows are being worked on, for one thing. Volunteers (you) are needed for that project. Check Howard’s offering this month in the Yacht Yarn to find out the details and to volunteer. Sue Rogers has stepped up big time with membership and the Yacht Yarn – happy days! Connie Anderson, your Fleet Captain and Kayak Queen, is busy making sure everything runs smoothly. Here’s an issue, my friends – we are going to need to change the gate code. There are interlopers who are not Club members taking advantage of the fact that the code has been the same since there have been gates. As that happens, you’ll all be notified of the new code via email. Signs restating private property and prosecution are going up along the dock. It’s a shame this has to be done for the few bad apples out there, but…. Happy stuff – TJ is making amazing progress – as of this writing it’s been 62 days since his stroke. We are home, he is getting really good with his walker, he gets in and out of the car better and better, and he can take a few steps on his own. If you’d like to visit, please call first. We’re being awfully careful, given the state of the world right now, as I suspect, are we all. The only happenings at the Club this month will be a board meeting on April 14, but there will be no general meeting. Stay happy and healthy and safe, my friends – here’s to more and merrier sooner rather than later. REAR COMMODORE - Bruce Weaver We have a new kayak launch which apparently is a hit. Tom McNair and I picked it up in Tampa and brought it down to the ramp. Howard Wendt and a few others hooked it up. Otherwise, not much has been done since the last work day when we trimmed shrubbery and replaced the speaker system. The place looks and sounds much better with the new landscape lighting and the new speakers. Guess we'll all have to stay tuned to find out when the next dance is!
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YACHT YARNSouth Venice Yacht Club
SOUTH VENICE YACHT CLUBMailing Address: PO Box 1599 • Venice, FL 34284-1599Building Address: 4425 Yacht Club Dr. • Venice, FL 34293
Visit us on the Web at:www.svyclub.com
There has been a short shut down of ourclub with this new virus surrounding us, butit does not mean that we cannotcommunicate with each other throughemail or phone calls. While we are in thisisolation situation, I think we should alltake a minute to realize what a blessing itis to be able to spend time with our partners. We alsohave the opportunity to clean out our cabinets, and closetsand make our husbands finish our honey do lists. Ha!!!
We do not realize the importance of “hanging out.” Wetake so many things for granted. While we are in confinedquarters, why don’t we use this opportunity to think out ofthe box and bring new ideas to the Club, such as ways toupgrade our beautiful South Venice Yacht Club property orour social events. We have the opportunity to move in anew direction.
Stay in good health and hope to see you all soon.
VICE COMMODORE - Karen Miller
APRIL 2020
COMMODORE - Sheri Johnson
The world has (temporarily) changed as weknow it. While the Club is shut down, at leastthrough the end of April, your Buildings andGrounds volunteers are busy attacking issuesinside the Club. Windows are being workedon, for one thing. Volunteers (you) are neededfor that project. Check Howard’s offering thismonth in the Yacht Yarn to find out the details and tovolunteer.
Sue Rogers has stepped up big time with membership andthe Yacht Yarn – happy days!
Connie Anderson, your Fleet Captain and Kayak Queen, isbusy making sure everything runs smoothly.
Here’s an issue, my friends – we are going to need tochange the gate code. There are interlopers who are notClub members taking advantage of the fact that the codehas been the same since there have been gates. As thathappens, you’ll all be notified of the new code via email.Signs restating private property and prosecution are goingup along the dock. It’s a shame this has to be done for thefew bad apples out there, but….
Happy stuff – TJ is making amazing progress – as of thiswriting it’s been 62 days since his stroke. We are home, heis getting really good with his walker, he gets in and out ofthe car better and better, and he can take a few steps onhis own. If you’d like to visit, please call first. We’re beingawfully careful, given the state of the world right now, as Isuspect, are we all.
The only happenings at the Club this month will be a boardmeeting on April 14, but there will be no general meeting.
Stay happy and healthy and safe, my friends – here’s tomore and merrier sooner rather than later.
REAR COMMODORE - Bruce Weaver
We have a new kayak launch whichapparently is a hit. Tom McNair and Ipicked it up in Tampa and brought itdown to the ramp. Howard Wendt and afew others hooked it up. Otherwise, notmuch has been done since the last workday when we trimmed shrubbery and replaced thespeaker system. The place looks and sounds muchbetter with the new landscape lighting and the newspeakers.
Guess we'll all have to stay tuned to find out when thenext dance is!
APRIL 2020 PAGE 2
This month started with very cool andwindy paddle weather. Our launchfrom Casey Key at Albee Bridge wasonly enjoyed by Donna Packard andme. We traveled up the east side ofBlackburn Bay to a tiny secret island.The following week we had a muchbigger crew as we launched from Shoreland Park andpaddled deep into Oscar Scherer Park.
Our biggest event is theinstallation of the kayak launch.We are very thankful to BruceWeaver and Tom McNair for notonly making the deal on thelaunch, but also picking it up inTampa and putting it in thewater. George Faketty finishedoff the installation. Thanks somuch to these members whohelped make it possible for
SVYC to have a safe and easy kayak launch. No moresliding in the muck and landing on the concrete.
The pandemic has now put our Wednesday paddles onhold for the season. Many of our members are already ontheir way north. Fortunately, our new kayak launch isavailable and being used often, providing sport alongwith social distancing. I hope to see you on the watersoon.
FLEET CAPTAIN - Connie Anderson BUILDINGS & GROUNDS - Howard Wendt
We continue with maintenance andimprovements to our Club. The low voltagelighting project has been completed. TomMcNair has completed the installation ofoutdoor speakers which will be put to gooduse when we resume Club activities.
During April we are working on caulking and securing theClub windows in anticipation of the rainy season. Ifpossible, I may be asking for volunteers to help with somemaintenance and Club improvement projects in April.
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH VENICE YACHT CLUB
South Venice Yacht Club is a social club that was formed in1955 with a vision by a few people who started to playBingo and earmarked the profits for the future club.
A brief history of the South Venice Yacht Club includessome of the local folklore.
The Venice Yacht Club was already in operation in 1955and was known as the "Rich Man's Club." With tongue-in-cheek, our people applied for a charter to form the SouthVenice Yacht Club, known locally as the "Poor Man's Club."The charter was granted, and the club was incorporated onAugust 7, 1957.
The Inland Waterway was not yet on the west coast ofFlorida when the Club started. When digging eventuallybegan in the Fort Myers area, interest in our club pickedup. The hope at that time was to purchase land directly onthe ICW, but that was not to be. By the time the canaldigging was past South Venice, the Club had onlyaccumulated $5,000.
The land where the clubhouse now stands was purchasedfor $5,000 in 1966, which exhausted the treasury. In orderto erect the building it was decided to sell 100 lifememberships at $100 each. This raised $10,000 which builtthe north half of the clubhouse. The building was openedfor the first time on New Year’s Eve, 1967.
In the period 1970-71, the size of the building was doubledand we purchased the land to the south which is now ourparking lot.
Calling All Club Members
If you’ve taken any interesting photos at the club of youractivity group, a great wildlife photo, or anything else that
members might enjoy, send them [email protected]. If space permits, we’ll
include them in the Yacht Yarn.We all need something to smile about!
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH VENICE YACHT CLUB (cont’d.)
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Each succeeding administration made manyimprovements to the Club. At one point, it was foundnecessary to enlarge the galley and restroom areas.Lacking the necessary funds, it was decided to sell bondsto the Club members. These bonds were paid off in a fewmonths. One major improvement outside the clubhousewas building the sea wall, which is now overgrown withmangroves.
Our club has forged ahead due to the hard work anddedication of so many, and today boasts a 4900 square footclubhouse on 1.4 acres on Alligator Creek with direct accessto the Intracoastal Waterway. All of this was accomplisheddue to the dedicated volunteer effort by members over theyears, (God Bless Them All) and the "Even Keels;" theLadies of the Yacht Club.
Clean Up Hall2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday after a dinner or German Club10:00 am
Decorating - Karen Miller 941-445-1541
Set up Tables2nd & 4th Friday 10:00 amCathy Linhart 941-474-1438
Outside Work - Building & GroundsHoward Wendt 239-233-0706
COCKTAIL SPONSORS NEEDEDIf you can’t do the harder club jobs anymore but want to helpthe club, why not volunteer to be a cocktail sponsor? TheSVYC needs 18 sponsors a year. It’s very simple! Just sign upon the Bulletin Board in the clubhouse and donate $100.Please call Sheri Johnson 610-453-1385.
The menu is short, but here goes,
The recipe that I will use for the month of April,
One large measure of Love
One six foot of distance
A large measure of letters, calls and emails
Stew for a while, and when finished,
We will all be together again, laughing, dinning anddancing.
If anyone is in need and Karen or I can help, please call.
CLASSIFIEDSWANTED: Ocean Kayak, single, 10-11 ft. Call LindaHoward at 760- 668-3762.
FOR SALE: Tandem Kayak, Brand: Ocean Kayak MalibuTwo XL. Included: paddles and seats. Good condition. Canbe set up for one or two people. Great way for anexperienced kayaker to help an inexperienced kayaker tobecome comfortable with kayaking. Call Ralph 330-903-1538 or email [email protected].
If you have an item you want to sell or are looking to buy,please email the information to Sue Rogers [email protected].
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Coronavirus formal dance attire at South Venice Yacht Club . . . Hefty bags!
WANTED: Does anyone have a kayak suitable for a 10 yrold that you would be willing to loan for a couple ofmonths or sell? Please contact Sheila 401-239-9339 oremail [email protected].
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