MARCH 2003

 

 

SPRING PARTY AT CAPTAIN BILL’S

 

March 23, 2003

 

 

Begin the one-hundredth year of the BYC’s existence by making your reservations for the opening Spring Party. Captain Bill’s (end of Ocean Avenue in Bay Shore) will provide plenty of good food along with an open bar from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. for just $30 per person. This party is for members only but sponsors can bring prospective candidates for membership. Gentlemen are requested to wear jackets and ties.

 

Anyone suffering from winter’s CABIN FEVER would be advised to take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate spring.

 

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

ONE HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSITY

 

 

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.

 

 

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-    Tom Devine & Greg Schneller

 

Old man winter hit the local area with a sudden fury. In December the basin in the dock area was already frozen in.  Ice can play havoc with the poles that are used to dock the boats. The movements of the tides and ice can lift these poles right out of the bay bottom. For the second year in a row Gerry Ryan came through for the club. Gerry likes to leave his boat in till the last possible moment. We took advantage and commandeered his boat to put in the ice eaters that hang off the poles. The ice eaters bring warm water up from the bay bottom and prevent surface ice from forming around the poles. Tim Finnegan also helped on that frigid morning.

 

The cold snap in January also presented a problem. Seven ice eaters were not enough to keep the basin clear.  The house committee had to get two more. One Saturday morning when it was about 15 degree a few members were brave enough to venture down to the BYC. We established that the ice was at least six inches thick in some areas. Jack Albanese was the volunteer to walk on the ice and chop holes to install the two additional ice eaters. John Bell brought down a few of his trusty tools to break through the ice. I think he really wants to be the TOOL MAN when he grows up!

 

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)