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Former NYC Member Steve Gates has found a lovely home for our NYC burgee. It is now hanging at the Ansavari Yacht Club in the northern Vanuatu chain on the Island of Maewo. Steve left Tonga and sailed to Fiji on his trimaran ManuOku and then to Vanuatu and on up the chain to Maewo where he met Chief Nelson at the Ansavari YC where they hung
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Vice Commodore Jim Saylor exchanges burgees with the LAKE LANIER SAILING CLUB represented by Wayne Myers. The LLSC is located in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Wayne and his wife came for a visit and went for a sail with the Fast Company crew. See their lovely club HERE. |
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Visitor Lucy Anthony stopped by the NYC clubhouse to make a burgee exchange and found Marcie Millett who was happy to do the honors and shoot a photo of the exchange. Lucy is from the Marina West YC in Fairfield California. She and husband John have a time share at Pono Kai. Visit MWYC here. |
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 Former
NYC member Gary Maley dropped by the NYC jetty
one evening to watch the races and brought with him a bag
full of fun pendants that he inherited from deceased Staff
Commodore Allen Chatham. These are the kind of flags that
we will want to run up the flag pole depending on the
circumstances. They are ALL fun, fun, fun. Thank
you, Gary. |
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 Coronado
Yacht Club represented by
Greg & Phyllis Walker found NYC's Albert Smith at the
clubhouse for a burgee exchange on their recent visit to
Kauai. Greg & Phyllis own Del Coronado Jewels since 1951.
Visit the
Coronado Yacht Club here. |
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Ed Brunjes
from the Chula Vista Yacht Club and his wi fe
Lily stopped by NYC after Ed completed his voyage from Chula Vista
to Hawaii on his 32' Islander Sea Lily. His plan was to sail into
Nawiliwili but stuff broke and he made Honolulu instead and flew
to Kauai. The original photo was the victim of a camera
malfunction so Staff Commodore Woodie Cole did the NYC honors and
Ed mailed a
photo from CVYC when he returned home (by plane). He'll be
back next year for the return voyage home. Visit the
Chula Vista Yacht Club here. |
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Jackson Yacht Club's
Bishop Blackwell and NYC's Treasurer Dick Olsen exchanged burgees
at the NYC clubhouse recently.
Overlooking the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ringland, MS, JYC is a
family club on the water. Primarily known for sailing, JYC also
offers a variety of activities such as dining, swimming, adult and
youth social events. JYC is a special place for everyone who wants
to be on the water.
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 Edisto
Island Yacht Club members Cathy & Coker Price
stopped by NYC and caught Fleet Captain Scott Kessinger for a
burgee exchange. Carl Andersson caught the event on his cell phone
and sent along the photo. Click on the image for the large view
and click
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 Dolphin
Yacht Club's Rear Commodore Tom Nazario and his wife
Joy joined us at the NYC Clubhouse after the Junior Invitational
#1 and brought their burgee for an exchange. NYC Commodore Terry
Wells did the honors. Click on the image for a better look and be
sure to check out the Dolphin Yacht Club located in the Port of
Camas, Washington >
website here.
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 The
Sausalito Cruising Club represented by Kevin & Carol
Colgate exchanged burgees at the 3rd Friday Dance Party on 4/15
with Charter Member & Staff Commodore Carl Stepath. Kevin says the
symbol on their burgee represents an anchor light. Their club is
located on Richardson's Bay, an extension of SF Bay, near Angel
Island. Visit their
club's website for more information and to read their club's
history which is very interesting. |
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River Yacht Club, Indianapolis,
Indiana. Dick and Ingrid Finch who visited with us last year sent
this burgee from their club and Staff Commodores Doug Gibson and
Roger Cable exchange it in this photo. Visit their
club's website and while you're there be sure to read the
history of their club which was established in 1938. It's a very
interesting story. |
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Burnham Park YC, Chicago, IL
represented by visitors Dick and Jan O'Connell exchanged
burgees with NYC. Staff Commodore Roger Cable did the
honors. The O'Connells joined us for a Thursday night race. Dick
crewed for OZone and Jan joined the race committee at the jetty.
They both joined us for dinner at the clubhouse after the race.
Check out the BPYC here and click
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NYC Commodore Terry Wells
exchanged burgees with Brian and Karen Bennett from
the BRONTE HARBOUR YACHT CLUB in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Click on the image to see a larger view and
click here to see the second half of the exchange at the NYC
clubhouse. Check out their club
here. It looks like they stay busy up there. |
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The Ida Lewis Yacht Club
in Newport, Rhode Island was represented in a burgee exchange
with NYC by Peter & Susan McCarthy
who joined us at the NYC clubhouse for our year-end Christmas
Dinner Party. The McCarthy's were happy to be out of the cold,
even though it was quite wet and we were happy to enjoy their
company. Outgoing Commodore Bruce Heckman did the honors. Visit
the Ida Lewis Yacht Club
website HERE. |
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Eastport Yacht Club
located in Annapolis, MD was represented by
member and club bar manager
Juanita Hopkins who stopped by NYC for a burgee exchange
recently. Juanita had recently met NYC member Will Ryan who was visiting family in Annapolis and
celebrated his birthday at EYC. Will is the bar manager for the
Lahaina YC as many of our members know. It's a small, small world
folks.
Visit the Eastport Yacht Club's website
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Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club
member
Tom LeDuc
stopped by
for a quick visit and caught Staff Commodore Dick Olsen at the
clubhouse for a burgee exchange. Look for it hanging from the NYC
rafters and check out
their club here.
They have a great website and it looks like
they do a lot of racing.
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The Shoreline Yacht Club
in Long Beach California was represented by Van & Cheryl Jarvis
for a burgee exchange with the Nawiliwili Yacht Club. Rear
Commodore Jim Saylor did the honors. Van & Cheryl enjoy their
power boat MAHALO on the West Coast and are the daughter and
son-in-law of NYC members Doug & Sharon Gibson who were present
for the exchange. SYC is a very active club that enjoys many
activities, both boating and social. Visit the
Shoreline Yacht Club's
website here. |
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SeaGate Yacht Club
in Huntington Beach California was represented by Ron and Kay
Nelson for a burgee exchange that took place at the Poipu Marriott
with Sharon doing the honors.
Click here to visit their
club's website and click on the photo to see the whole gang that
was visiting Kauai with Ron and Kay. |
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Tricia Mattson from the Riverview
Yacht Club
in Toledo Ohio was proud to tell us that she was only the
eighth woman ever allowed membership in their club and was happy
to make this burgee exchange with NYC. Vice Commodore Terry Wells
did the honors. Tricia and friends Kevin, Fred and Candy Powell
partied with us at NYC after the first race of the Wahine Series.
The Riverview YC
WEBSITE is a
lot of fun. These folks most definitely have a good time. Take a
look. |
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Tahiti Yacht Club Burgee
is in the house!
Commodore Bruce Heckman
did the honors and made this exchange with NYC member
Albert Smith
who has just relocated from Maui to Kauai. Albert wants to
complete this exchange by personally delivering our NYC burgee to
the Tahiti Yacht Club. Wouldn't that be NICE? We couldn't find a
website but
The Blue Water Rally folks had some very nice things to say
about the Tahiti Yacht Club and there are some lovely photos as
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NYC Burgee lives on Fire Island, New
York
at the SALTAIRE YACHT CLUB
thanks to the efforts of Peter Patterson. It was kind of a
mystery exchange done by someone ??? at NYC who was working at the
clubhouse. We didn't get a picture of the actual exchange so Peter
was kind enough to send this picture and Sharon filled in the
missing pieces (click on the picture to see what we mean). Visit
the Saltaire Yacht Club HERE. It
looks like our kind of club; low key and lots of fun. |
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Elba-Mar Boat Club
exchanged burgees with NYC. They sent us this picture of their
Commodore Dave Sampson with Rocco Gambino and John Gambino, the
perpetrators of the exchange. Sharon displays the Elba-Mar burgee
in this picture. Visit their club in
Grosse Ile, Michigan
at this website.
They say it's the "friendliest club on the river." |
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Rear Commodore Jim Saylor
scores a
Presqu'ile Yacht Club Burgee.
PYC is in Brighton, Ontario, Canada and Gary Williamson and
his wife Judy came all the way from there to enjoy our cold
Kauai weather and to get soaking wet on one of the race boats.
Is that any way to treat a visitor?
Here's a link to their
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Vice Commodore Terry Wells
was happy to do the honors of exchanging burgees with
Rich Kormann, Jr. from the
Corinthian Yacht Club
located in Tiburon, California. Rich joined us at the
clubhouse on the occasion of the Gene Wells Memorial Series, race
#1. We were happy to make his acquaintance. They have a great
website and look like a fun-loving yacht club - lots of parties
and lots of racing.
Visit the CYC website
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Homer Yacht Club, Alaska
members Rear Commodore Rick
Foster and his wife Dotti visited NYC for a burgee exchange. These
lovely folks were visiting with friends who live in Kapaa over the
New Year and connected with Sharon for the exchange. They were
hoping to go sailing, but settled for a visit and a beer. Their
friend Jack who lives in Kapaa was kind enough to take the
pictures. Click on the image for a picture of Rick, Dotti and Jack
and click here to visit the Homer Yacht
Club's website. |
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NYC Lifetime Member George Deane
brings us a burgee from his "other" club. George and his wife
Jo Anne live in Emeryville, CA and wanted to teach their grandkids
how to sail. They bought a 22' sailboat and joined the
Lake Yosemite Sailing Association
so on his recent visit we did a burgee exchange. The LYSA
looks like a casual, friendly club, much like the NYC only a lot
colder. Their next race is called the Frostbite Regatta. Take a
look at their website by
clicking here. |
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Staff Commodore Dick Olsen
did the burgee exchange honors with Rich Wideman from the
San Francisco Yacht Club. Rich
and his wife Shawn were visiting Nawiliwili aboard a cruise ship
and met us at the clubhouse shortly before they were ready to set
sail for Oahu. The San Francisco Yacht Club
in tranquil Belvedere Cove is the oldest Yacht Club West of the
Mississippi in North America.
Visit their website here
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Commodore Bruce snags another burgee
. . . Ben &
Debra Gillikin from the
Devon Yacht Club
in Amagansett, New York joined us at our annual Trophy Awards
Dinner Party. It was a great pleasure to meet these nice folks and
we are proud to hang their burgee from our rafters. See their
club's site here. Click the
picture for a better look see. |
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Commodore Bruce Makes Exchange . . .
We were most happy to meet and exchange burgees with Paul
Froeschner and his wife Karen from the
Aransas Pass Yacht Club
on the Gulf Coast in Texas. Paul
and his wife are both past commodores of their club and Paul is
currently on the Board of Directors. Take a look at
their club here. |
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Commodore Bruce does the honors
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Roly Hurley and Karren
Bowen arrived for their Kauai visit just the night before our
return race from Hanalei to Nawiliwili. They caught a crew spot on
Speedy and joined us at the clubhouse after the race to enjoy a
cold brew and make a burgee exchange with the Cobourg Yacht
Club in Canada. Roly and Karren
race their J-33 on Lake Ontario.
Visit their lovely club by
clicking here. While you're there, check out the nifty
animated knots icon. Very clever! |
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NYC Exchanges Burgees With VYC
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It took some doing,
but we finally managed to hook up with Vice Commodore Michael
Raider from the Ventura Yacht Club in California for an
overdue burgee exchange. Michael was here on business and caught
us at the clubhouse decorating for the Channel Race. Click on the
image to view and click
HERE to visit the VYC website. |
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Commodore Bruce caught in
exchange . . .
with Glenn and Cathy
Storch from Smyrna Yacht Club in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Glenn and Kathy joined us for the Rum Race #2 party at the
clubhouse and we thank Jim Russell on the SYC Board of Governors
for sending them our way. Check out
SYC here. |
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Commodore Bruce Exchanges
Burgees . . .
with Chris Remick who
came all the way from Alaska to exchange burgees with the NYC.
Chris caught a ride with one of the racing boats on Thursday night
and came to the clubhouse party after for the exchange. Check out
the Alaska Sailing Club's Website.
Click here. Click the pix to
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Burgee Exchange . . .
NYC members George and
Christine Silfast were on-Island for a regular visit and this
time they brought a burgee with them from the Diego Garcia
Yacht Club. George is a lifetime member of this club which
is located in the British Indian Ocean Territory. Be sure to
check out their website which is more a picture story of this
very unusual club's history.
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Burgee Exchange . . .
Don and Crystal Quinly dropped in at
the NYC clubhouse on their recent vacation to exchange burgees
with NYC. The Quinlys belong to the Stockton Sailing Club
in California. Check their club out at
http://www.stocktonsc.org/ Click on the picture for
a larger view. |
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Burgee Exchange . . .
Staff Commodore Dick Olsen exchanges burgees with the
Kincardine Yacht Club which is in Canada. Malcolm Young
does the honors for the KYC whose website is
www.kyc.ca.
Dick and Malcolm worked together at the International Atomic
Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. The both of them were
founders of the Vienna International Sailing Association and
have sailed together in Austria, Germany, Croatia, Greece and
Slovenia. Click the picture to get a better look. |
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Another Burgee Exchange . . .
Staff Commodore Dick Olsen does the honor of
exchanging burgees with the Nautical Club of
Palaion Faliron which is located south of Athens
and east of Piraeus in Greece. Coming all this way to
make this exchange with NYC is Peter Vekinis who works
at the European Commission in Luxembourg. Dick and
Peter worked together in Vienna. Check out the NCPF
website at
www.nopf.gr, but be advised, it's all Greek to me.
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Exchanges Burgees with SBYC
Commodore Carol Marsh exchanges burgees with Troy
Clarke from the Santa Barbara Yacht Club in
California. Prior to this exchange, Troy joined the crew
of SPEEDY for the Gene Wells Memorial Race #2 and then
joined us at the clubhouse for the party after the race.
Click here
to visit the SBYC website. Click on the picture to
enlarge. |
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Los Angeles Yacht Club Burgee Exchange .
. .Dick Olsen exchanges burgees with Kenn Cobel from the
Los Angeles Yacht Club, one of the oldest clubs on the
mainland west coast and the original mainland sponsor of the
TransPac Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
Take a look at their website by clicking
here and click
on the picture to get a better look.
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A
new burgee from Washington . . .
NYC Member Annalia Russell exchanges a burgee from
Oak Harbor Yacht Club, Whidbey Island, WA with Commodore
Carol Marsh. Annalia's daughter Tere Baker belongs to Oak Harbor
YC and Annalia traded our burgee for theirs on a recent visit.
Their website is
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Burgee Exchange from Sacramento,
CA
Pauli Ayers from
the Sacramento Yacht Club stopped by the clubhouse
on a Saturday for a burgee exchange.
Visit their website at
http://www.sacyc.com.
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A flurry of burgees!
John &
Deb Spurlock from Southern Idaho Sailing Association
exchange burgees with Carol Marsh.
www.idahosailing.org |
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MaryAnn Holden traded burgees with the East Coast Sailing
Association on her vacation to Florida and did the
exchange with Carol Marsh at the NYC Clubhouse on her return.
Visit them at
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The exchange photo is a
little blurry, but Bill & Jeni Mihelich from the Corinthian
Yacht Club in Bellingham Washington stopped by to exchange
burgees. Click
here
for a better photo. Visit their site at
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Burgee Exchange comes in from the
cold
Bob and Connie Gillen, visitors from Black Bear
Yacht Racing Association who race on White Bear Lake
Minnesota exchanged burgees with NYC during a recent visit.
Click here
www.bbyra.com to
visit the Big Bear YRA's Website. |
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Cruise ship visitor gets a
burgee.
Although
Dan Kwiat's burgee isn't in this picture, it is now
hanging from the rafters at the NYC clubhouse. Dan dropped
by on an NCL stopover and took an NYC burgee home to his
Starved Rock Yacht Club in Illinois. Their burgee
came later by way of USPS. SRYC's website can be found
here:
http://www.starvedrockyachtclub.org
(established in 1934). Click the picture
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