Semaphore June 2018 37° 12‘ 20” N, 76° 26’ 11” W Volume # 38 Number 6

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From the Helm………………

Flag raising is done, and I've been told that being the Commodore is going

to be fun the rest of the year. I’d like to thank Jan and her crew for the

wonderful brunch at Flag Raising. I'm really looking forward to the rest of

the year.

Bob and Janet hosted the fabulous dinner meeting this month, many thanks

to them and their crew. Always one of my favorite dinners.

Our Cruise captains, Tom and Dana, have put together a great cruise

schedule, hope to see many of you up at Doziers for Memorial Day.

Randy Strickland has put together a set of drawings for the renovation of

the original portion of the clubhouse and will hold a Town Hall meeting for

the membership to review and comment. Randy has put a lot of effort into researching the

requirements of the County, holding meetings with the Building Committee and developing several

plans as the design has developed. Please plan on attending the Town Hall to provide your

suggestions and thank Randy for his efforts.

Fair winds and following seas.

Commodore Carl

Racing News

Staggered Start Race, May 5th

The Staggered Start Race was canceled on Saturday, May 5th, due to lack

of wind. Our thanks to Mike Webb the sponsor of the Staggered Start

Race.

Upcoming: Admiral’s Cup, August 5th

The Admiral’s Cup is coming up on August 5th. We should have a good turn

out of SYC racers. Art Dister is the SYC sponsor for the Admiral’s Cup

race. The combination of the Admiral’s Cup race and the Summer Party

make for an active August first weekend.

Tom Feldhaus, Race Chairman

SYC HISTORY QUIZ

The answers to the May History Quiz are: The first female SYC Commodore was Susan

Pettyjohn. The Club first acquired real estate in 1982. And the winner of the dinner

certificate for May was Michelle Calloway.

The questions for the June Quiz are:

1. Who suggested that stringing monofilament along the pier at a height of eight feet would

discourage seagulls from roosting on the pier?

2. Who constructed and donated the Club's signal cannon?

Write your name and answers on a piece of paper approximately 3 X 3 inches, place in the box

at the June dinner meeting, and the first name drawn with both correct answers will receive a

free dinner at a monthly dinner meeting. Only one entry is allowed per person.

Hint: The members area at the SYC website.

MAY DINNER MEETING

“The secret is in the sauce!” Janet and Bob Beilhart prepared and served

one of Seaford Yacht Club’s favorite meals with original recipes from Regina

and Helmut Walter. The marinated and grilled chicken served family style

with bowls of pasta and assorted breads with cheeses were a perfect

spring/summer menu. A variety of cakes were on the menu for dessert. Rick

Gay, Tom and Fran Butterfoss, Lillian Downs, Joan Edmonds, Cliff and Vicki

Collier, Carol Collier, Helmut and Regina Walter, Linda Blotter, Doris Smoker

and Winnie Feldhaus made up the crew for preparing and serving the meal

(and cleaning up). Beermeister Tom Feldhaus made sure the beer was on tap

and Donna Gilroy was in charge of reservations and money collection. Thanks

to the Beilharts for volunteering to host the May dinner and all of the SYC

members who helped out.

June Dinner Meeting

Jeanette and Mike Webb, Marti and David Coffield and Lillian Downs will

host the June dinner meeting. They will be serving baked salmon, baked

potato with sour cream, green beans with almonds, melon salad and dessert. Be sure to make

your reservations when the calling committee contacts you!

Bon Appetit

Audrey Moore & Marti Coffield

Monthly Dinner Co-Chairs

Housekeeping Corner:

This month in Housekeeping Corner I want to remind

everyone when preparing dinner meeting meals do not cut

food on the warmer trays. Cutting food on the trays leave

cut marks on the tray that could harbor bacteria. Please

use cutting boards for your food preparation.

Also, coffee and tea is bought by the dinner meeting host or social groups that use these items.

Coffee and tea are not purchased and stocked by housekeeping.

As of this writing, the icemaker in the small refrigerator is not working. However, repairs are

ongoing and hopefully the icemaker will be back in service soon.

We have bought cloth round tablecloths for use with our round tables. The cost of disposable

round tablecloths was getting very expensive. So, we’ll try cloth tablecloths. Dinner meeting

hosts can just take them home afterwards, run them through their washing machine and drier

and re-hang them in the chair/table closet.

Speaking of the chair/table closet, if anyone has an extra booster chair or two they would like to

donate, we could use a couple more. We store them in the chair/table closet to be used for our

youngest club members.

There are plastic storage containers in the pantry to store dry foods like crackers. Keeping them

in the tubs with lids will help keep the club free of rodents and insects that might be otherwise

attracted to the stored food.

Don’t forget, on the cork board in the kitchen is a form for putting wishes and needs for

housekeeping items. If I can’t get something, or delayed, I try to write a response under the

request.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone that helped at Spring Cleanup. And a special thanks to Alita

Small who took my place while I was on vacation.

Jeanette Webb, Housekeeper

Shake Down Cruise;

The SYC ‘s Shake Down cruise “rocked “at the Salt Ponds Marina Resort on the 28th and 29th of

April. We had 10 Boats participate (two were new members’ boats)! Mark Lucitt (Flotilla 63)

conducted inspections for our fleet. We had 31 SYC members turn out for our evening potluck.

We should really have called this event a smorgasbord. The quantity and quality of the food was

amazing! As usual for SYC we had a stiff headwind on our return, but all boats made it back safely.

Next Cruise is Memorial Day weekend Cruise to Dozier’s Marina in Deltaville. Stay tuned for

details and please sign up on our website for slip reservations and activities.

Safe Boating,

Tom Butterfoss and Dana Arenius, Fleet Captains

New Members, Paul & Mary Hutter;

The Hutters have 3 children and 6

Grandchildren. Their three sons, Josh,

Eric and Ian live respectively in

Staunton, VA, San Diego, CA and

Richmond, VA. Josh is the executive

chef at the Downtown Grill in in

Charlottesville; Eric s the executive

officer of a Nacy helicopter squadron

and is currently deployed on the carrier

Carl Vinson. Ian just left the navy as a

Weapons Officer and is in his first year

of law school at the University of

Richmond.

Paul & Mary have sailed extensively in Hawaii during their first years of marriage: sailed a Hobie

Cat in Kansas; and since then have bare boat chartered in Hawaii and Northern Chesapeake on

Beneteaus and Island Packets. They currently own an 18’ Sea Ray. And are actively looking to buy

a 34’-36’ sailboat. They are delighted to be new members of the SYC.

SYC BoT Meeting Summary – May 8, 2018

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.

Members Present: Carl Early, Cecil Adcox, Pete Showalter, Fran Butterfoss, Winnie Feldhaus,

Jandy Strickland, Ben Huggin, Dave Coffield, Bill Edmonds, Tina MacRitchie, Sandy Shem, Janet

Beilhart

Members Absent: None

Secretary’s Report

The minutes of the April 10th meeting, previously distributed, were approved

David motioned to approve, Fran seconded. Vote: Unanimous

Treasurer’s Report

Detailed monthly financial reports were presented to the BOT and are available on the

members’ only portion of the SYC web site. Jandy reported that all dues and slip fees have

been paid. Jandy noted that she is expecting a check from York County toward the channel

mark replacement.

Bill motioned to approve the report, Janet seconded. Vote: Unanimous

Old Business

Ice Concession

Jerry Dooley volunteered to take over ice concession. Reddi Ice owns the ice machine and

indicated that they may not want to continue service. Tina inquired about the purchase of an

ice machine for the club. A discussion followed about the difference between the quantities of

ice required for boaters versus the amount required for club house use. Also mentioned was

the higher price of ice required by SYC just to break even. More research will be done on this

subject. Carl will talk with Mike Brower about the broken ice maker in the refrigerator.

Building Committee

Randy has emailed his information to the building committee and is almost ready to present

drawings.

Fran made a motion that the Building Committee be authorized to hire contractors and

architects once the building plan has been approved. Tina Seconded. Vote: Unanimous

Old Point Bank Meeting

Carl met with Old Point. Old Point proposed merchant payment, an option for taking credit

card payment. Ben suggested we also talk with Town Bank since we are their customer. The

advantages/disadvantages of SYC accepting credit cards was discussed.

New Business:

Bar Stools have been donated to the club by Rosalie Mitchell to use if the BOT thinks there

may be room for them with the renovation.

Mouse in Kitchen

Mike is setting traps since mice have been reported in the Kitchen

Carl reported that there is a need for new burgees and flags to be used for flag raising

Refrigerator Replacement

Club Rentals

The BOT reviewed the Beilhart request for a club rental on June 2 for a Graduation Party.

Due to the short time frame before the rental, the request was approved by an email vote.

New Member Application

Paul & Mary Hutter were approved for membership.

Dave motioned to approve, Bill seconded. Vote: Unanimous

Oyster Ground request in Back Creek

Dave asked about the status of the Oyster Grounds in Back Creek. Carl will check with Malcolm.

Calendar (Key Activities before next BOT meeting)

May 10 Card/Game Night

May 11 Happy Hour

May 15 Dinner Meeting

May 17 Card/Game Night

May 24 Card/Game Night

May 25-28 Memorial Day Cruise

May 31 Card/Game Night

June 2 Club Rental: Bob & Janet Beilhart

June 8/9 Club Rental: Bill& Sharon Jones

Adjourned: 8:00 pm

Respectfully submitted by Winnie Feldhaus, SYC Secretary