ENTERTAINMENT – submitted by John Bell and Paul Greco
Apparently BYC was the place to be on July 5th! The annual 4th of July Party was well attended. We had fantastic weather that spanned the entire weekend. Dennis Faherty, Mark Murphy and Bud Caputo cooked 243 hamburgers and 81 pieces of chicken. Connor Uriarte ran burgers to our assemblers Kieran McShane and Brian Nowotarski. Tom Crimi transformed 200 pieces of corn into a delicacy. Joan Uriarte, Joan Haedrich and Sue Greco prepared and served all the condiments along with 50 lbs of potato/macaroni salads. Lou Colascione helped prepare and serve 160 hotdogs. Jerry Ryan served all the hungry people with a smile. To take everyone’s money were Brian Maher and Mary Nowotarski with help from Michelle Uriarte, Mariana Albanese, Emily Gleason and Anne Greco. Also thanks to Mike and Dennis Barrett and staff for their help. To everyone involved, Thank You!
Happy Hour JULY 9
Another wonderful happy hour! There were over 160 people in attendance! This seems to be the new standard. The steak and turkey carving station complete with horseradish mayo, coconut shrimp, “Heart Attack on a Stick”, egg rolls and many other delicacies filled our member’s stomachs. Our hosts Barbara and Jim English along with Cathy & Gary Sieb, Susan & Tim Finnegan, Trisha & Rick German, Mary Ellen & John Cuiffo, Kerry & Jaime Allen, Linda & Irwin Sindeband and Taryn & John Birkmire did an absolutely astounding job! Thank you all.
Don’t
forget these upcoming events!
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19 |
12:00
Noon |
Women’s
Luncheon |
Members
& Guest |
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19 |
7:00-11:00
PM |
South
of the Border $30 Peggy and Gerry Ryan 422-5853 Fred and Trish Reimer 587-7842 |
Members & Guests |
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20 |
1:00
PM |
Governor’s
Cup |
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22 |
12:00
Noon |
Women’s
Luncheon |
Members
& Guests |
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23 |
6:30-8:30
PM |
Happy
Hour |
Members
Only |
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28 |
7:00-9:00
PM |
BYC
Talent Show |
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29 7:00- 9:00 PM FASHION SHOW SEE BELOW AUGUST |
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1 |
7:00
PM |
Candle
Light Sail Start
making your boats! |
Juniors
& JR.JR |
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2 |
11:00
AM |
JY-15
Regatta |
GYBYRA |
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4 |
7:00
PM |
Junior/Junior
Pool Party |
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Women’s
Committee- submitted by Irene Morriss
Our first luncheon, which was held on June 24th, was a scorcher but a good
time was had by all. Sue Howell and her capable committee; Mary Grover, Joan
St. John, Fran Pasch, Marion Rafter, and Sally Shiebler served a delicious lunch;
turkey salad, asparagus aspic, croissants and macaroons. You are stars,
ladies! Great job under trying circumstances.
The auction was fun and profitable too. Many "treasures" were adopted by new
families. I heard through the grapevine that some husbands weren't too thrilled with the items purchased but hey, they were a bargain.
Sandy Matamala and her dynamic committee; Carol McTigue, Janet Hogan, Janet
Florin, Deirdre Mountcastle, Inez Poppe, Jackie Miller prepared a tasty lunch - chicken salad, fruit, date nut bread, blueberries, orange sherbet and cookies, which was enjoyed by all. Heard lots of praise for a job well done on a hot and humid day. Thanks ladies.
Our next luncheon will be held July 22nd. If you haven't made your
reservations yet, please call Grace Ricketts at 669-9106 or Pat Mack at
587-7164.
The luncheon scheduled for August 5th does not have a hostess yet. How about
it new members, (or old members), why not try a luncheon (with my help)?
It's fun and not too demanding. Call Irene Morris at 661-5133.
Something new is coming ti the BYC this summer, A FASHION SHOW! The date is July 29th from 7-9. The cost is $15 and proceeds will go to The Suffolk County
Coalition Against Domestic Violence which is based in Bay Shore. Refreshments
consisting of cheese and crackers, desserts and coffee will be served. BYOB if you'd like, we'll supply the ice and glasses. Rita Louden and Alice Rogers are chairing this committee. Raffles will be coordinated by Sandy Matamala. Call her at 587-9451 and offer to help her with donations or putting some baskets together. Fashions are being coordinated by Maggie Shaw and include, Talbots, Exqus, Puddle Duck, Ann Taylor Loft and Bunger. Our very own Victoria McMillan will feature some of her own bridal designs. Reserve your ticket/table early by calling Suzie Heilpern at 422-7367. Checks can be made out to the BYC and dropped off or sent to Suzie at 28 Sequams La.E. W. Islip 11795. Hope to see lots of you there.
Regatta
- Jack Albanese and Pete Capitan
July
4th Regatta:
Our 77th annual 4th of July Regatta was a huge success with 20 knot winds Saturday and around 15 knots Sunday made for excellent conditions for some great racing. With over 80 boats competing and over 150 sailors battling for their place of glory. All racing results can be viewed and printed out from the BYC Web site visit www.babylonyachtclub.org under the Regatta Section. Some excellent digital pictures of the fleet can also be seen under the Photo Album section. More pictures will be added as they become available.
Without the support of our membership an event like this would not be possible and I would like to recognize the following people who gave their time to make this a success.
Committee Boats: Pete Mercier, Bob Brink, Eileen Eppig, Danny O’Donnell, John Bergquist
Patrol Boats: Kenny and Colin Matthes (2 saves and a babe), Rick German, John Cuiffo, Tom Devine, Kevin O’Brien, Ray Uriarte, Ron Lasley, Tom Rund, Brian Cumerford, Jack Morgan, Dave Haedrich, Tim Bell and Jonathan, Gerry Ryan, Rich Cappetta, Dave Hyer, Charlie Smith and a special thank you to Charlie’s grandson who jumped into the churning waters to right a sunfish for a competitor in trouble. The sailor was fished out of the water by Brian Cumerford and their boat was towed back to the BYC. We had the right guy on the job. Brian drives a Nassau Country Police boat for a living!
Division One Committee PHRF: Ken Goodwin (Nith), John Gleason, Warren Light, Pete Mercier, and Jackie Devine.
Division 2 Committee JY/Laser/420: Bob and Michelle Grover, Joe and Christine Mulle.
Division 3 Committee Sunfish/Mercury: Pete and Sandralee Capitain, Jack Morgan and Kathleen Farrell.
Division 4 Opti: Bob and Patty Brink, Bob and Judy Cooper.
Registration Desk: Debbie Goodwin and Joan St. John
T Shirts Sales: Linda Devine
Lunches and Refreshments: Joan Uriarte,
Michelle Uriarte, Lucy Nagel, Judy Light, Linda Devine, Robin Goelz, Kathly
Olsen, Mary Lasley, Sue Greco, Alice Vanderveldt, Barbara Maher, Janet Hogan,
Kathy McConnell, and Jackie Miller.
A special thanks to my wife Yvonne,
Sandralee Capitain , and my Co-Chairman Pete Capitain who’s continued support
made this enjoyable for all. PS… I’m glad it’s over!!!
Up coming Races:
July 11th Corinthian Race # 1
July 20th Governors Cup
August 8th Corinthian Race #
2
August 23rd Commodore Cup
Please watch the Web site for all race
schedules and changes!
Friday evening, July 11 the BYC had the
first Corinthian Race. This race is to encourage sailors to race who don’t normally
participate in competitive events. The format is more social than cutthroat.
There was a rewards ceremony afterwards in the Commodore’s room where all our
potential America’s Cup skippers discussed their tactics!
1st Ken
Goodwin
Intreped (maiden Voyage)
2nd Jeff Beiselin Zepher
3rd Gerry Dunnells
Chanson
As a sideline we are pleased to report
that the Kelt that was advertised in the last newsletter was purchased by a
club members, Ed & Cynthia Lanigan. This boat was owned by long time member
Dr. Hangarter. His wife, Judy, is thrilled that it is staying in the club.
There are several boats in the club that have moved onto new members in the
BYC. It is always nice to see the enjoyment of sailing being passed onto new
genrations
Reminder: House Rules of the Club (see Page 38 and 39 of the Yearbook)
All house rules, guest rules and pool
regulations are of utmost importance for the comfort of you the
membership. As the season is getting
into full gear please familiarize yourself with them.
As a reminder there will be No Smoking
within the Clubhouse and the South porch on the 1st floor. Additionally, adult supervision is required
for all children on our docks and in the playground. Life jackets are recommended for children on docks
There
is to be no one with wet bathing suits going through the main clubhouse, a wet
floor can be very dangerous. Use the locker area bathhouse facilities for
changing bathing suits etc.
Note
from the Commodore:
A
few housekeeping items:
The phone in the manager’s office is to be used for business purposes only. Once in a while an emergency call is OK. We are finding that many members and their children are using the phone. Parents, please give your children money to use the pay phone to call you after lessons.
Please wash your dishes after using them. It is not the staff’s job to clean up dirty dishes. They have a hard enough time keeping the club clean with several hundred families using the facilities.
Lastly, it is the responsibility of the party hosts and members to wash and return any used table cloths. The BYC does not have a laundry or dry cleaning service that does this.
Admissions:
Resigned in good standing:
Dominick & Toni Bandolato
Condolences:
It is with regret that we report on the passing of Gerry LeSauvage: She was a 50+ year member of the BYC. Our sympathy to her family and friends, she will be missed
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BYC Web site:
A member can now send E Mail to the flag officers, Treasurer or Secretary. The various committee heads can be contacted the same way. The schedule for 2003 is posted on the site as is the last newsletter. We hope to be able to publish current comments and post pictures from recent parties or events on another page when the season starts. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
NEWSLETTER Any questions, comments, additions, or classifieds, please contact Tom Devine or Jill Corbett. We can be reached by phone or by e Mail through the BYC Web site.
The news letter will be posted on the Web Site on the 15th & 30th of the month during the regular season. Mailing of the newsletter takes a few more days due to the logistics of going to the printer, addressing, stuffing the envelopes and mailing.