FEBRUARY 2003

 

 

SPRING PARTY AT CAPTAIN BILL’S

March 23, 2003

 

As a sure sign that winter is coming to a close, the BYC gang will celebrate spring with our annual Cocktail Party to be held on Sunday, March 23rd at Captain Bill’s in Bay Shore from 4 p.m. until 7p.m. The cost is $30 Per Person with an OPEN BAR.  As usual, this Party is for members only. Gentlemen - jackets and ties, please.

 

To make a reservation, please call John and Margaret Bell at 661-4703 or Paul and Suzanne Greco at 669-5696

 

ONE HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSITY

 

2003 is a special year for the BYC.  The club has evolved over the years into a great local institution. Many families have been members for several generations, keeping the links to our storied history vivid, while new members bring a spirit and vitality to the club that keeps the traditions going. The Board of Directors would like to make this a special year for everyone.  NO, WE CAN’T MAKE THE DUES FREE! But we do have something else in mind.

 

We would like to create one or more display cases in the BYC this summer. Members will be able to look back over the years in pictures or mementoes, get a sense of what the club was all about, and  see how it has evolved into the fine organization it has become . I would ask that any family, especially the “old timers”, scour their attics and storage bins. We would like to borrow these items for the 2003 season to put in a display case that will be locked. All items in the case will be acknowledged and returned at the end of the season. So start searching and call Tom Devine with anything you think might be of interest.

 

YEARBOOK COMMITTEE

 

If you have any changes for the yearbook, i.e. names or address corrections, boat additions and deletions, etc, please call or email Jill Corbett at 587-1450. Corbatrask@aol.com  The yearbook committee is also looking for photos for this year’s book.  If you have photos that you would like the committee to consider, please call Bud Caputo at 587-1601 ((bud277@optonline.net) or Tom Devine at 661-6273 (tdevine265@hotmail.com) and they will arrange to pick them up.  ALL PHOTOS WILL BE RETURNED UPON REQUEST.

 

THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS- Tom Devine

 

Twenty-five years ago a few dedicated members produced an account of the BYC called “THE FIRST 75 YEARS”.  It was an extraordinary effort to document the history of the club. Until the supply was exhausted, all new members received a copy upon their admission. This hard cover book is displayed in one of the trophy case on the main floor of the clubhouse.

 

The quality of this work has stood the test of time. Members of the Board of Directors and other interested members have discussed producing an account of “THE FIRST ONE –HUNDRED YEARS”. This account would expand the above mentioned book to include the growth and re-invigoration of the BYC in the last twenty five years.. I am looking for a volunteer or volunteers who have a good sense of history and an interest in documenting our club’s history from 1978 to the present. We hope to compile a commemorative booklet to celebrate this special year at the BYC. It is possible that this work will be referred to for many generations to come, maybe even the “THE FIRST TWO- HUNDRED YEARS”?  If you are interested please contact Tom Devine.

 

CLUB ARCHIVES

 

In a club so rich in history, there are surely many of you who have pre 1970's pictures of the BYC. We would ask you to share with us any pictures of historical significance that would become part of BYC's permanent archives. The pictures will be digitized and returned to you unharmed, along with our appreciation. Some of them may be featured on our new website. Please contact me, Pete Capitain, at 661-1783 or email pete@phcsystems.com.

 

ADMISSIONS – submitted by Ken Goodwin

 

Now is the time to get the applications to us for the people you are sponsoring for membership so we can start the interviewing process.  If you need applications, please call Ken Goodwin at 422--4408.  As a reminder, in order to sponsor or second a prospective member, you must be a member of the Club for at least two years.

 

The BYC has a waiting list and all applications will be numbered. The earlier the process is started, the better the chances are for prospective applicants.

 

NEWSLETTER Any questions, comments, additions, or classifieds, please contact Tom Devine at 661-6273 or email  tdevine265@hotmail.com.

 

THANK YOU

 

Planning and work goes on at the BYC even after the club closes for the season. In November the boatyard parking and storage area near the Junior clubhouse was paved. This area needed a spring cleaning in the fall. Members came down to the club to help load two ten yard dumpsters. It is amazing the amount of material that accumulates over several years in various nooks and crannies of the club.

 

We would like to thank those members who broke their butts loading these dumpsters on November 9th in order to clean up the boatyard prior to the repaving.

 

Those members are: Larry Olsen, Chris Weldon, Ray Uriarte (father and son), John Gleason, Brian Nowotarski, Larry Schaeffer, Paul Mulford, Pete Capitain, Ken and Chris Goodwin, Paul Greco, Mike Barrett and Dan Robinson.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:  Invoices for all dues and fees will go out by March 15.  Since we have a substantial debt as a result of the capital improvements that were made last year, your timely payment will enable us to satisfy this liability sooner and save money on interest payments.  The by-laws are on your side until opening day, but I would appreciate any efforts that members can make to pay their dues as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

2003 BOARD OF GOVERNORS

 

COMMODORE:                                           THOMAS J. DEVINE

                                                                        661-6273

 

VICE COMMODORE:                                GREGORY J. SCHNELLER

                                                                        587-6236

 

REAR COMMODORE:                              JOHN BELL 

                                                                        661-4703        

 

SECRETARY:                                               JILL CORBETT

 

TREASURER:                                               BRIAN M. MAHER

 

DIRECTORS:                                               KENNETH H. GOODWIN

                                                                        JACK ALBANESE

                                                                        KIERAN MCSHANE

                                                                        PAUL GRECO

                                                                        DOUG WILLIAMSON

                                                                        PETE CAPITAIN

                                                                        BRIAN NOWOTARSKI

 

MANAGER:                                                  MIKE BARRETT

 

ASSISTANT MANAGER:                          DENNIS BARRETT

 

CLUB ADDRESS:                                        P. O. Box 614

                                                                        Babylon, New York ll702

 

TELEPHONE:                                                (631) 661-2777 (Manager’s Office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYC 2003 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

 

ENTERTAINMENT:            Chairman:  John Bell, Co-Chairman:  Paul Greco

 

REGATTA:                            Chairman:  Jack Albanese, Co-Chairman:  Pete Capitain

 

SAILING:                              Chairman:  Ken Goodwin, Co-Chairman:  Doug Williamson

 

JUNIORS:                             Chairman:  Brian Nowotarski

 

ADMISSIONS:                     Chairman:  Ken Goodwin, Co-Chairman:  Doug Williamson

 

HOUSE:                                 Chairman:  Greg Schneller,   Co-Chairman Kieran McShane

 

POOL:                                    John Bell

 

FINANCE:                             Chairman: Brian Maher, Co-Chairman, Tom Devine

 

NEWSLETTER:                    Chairwoman, Jill Corbett