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Grand Lagoon Yacht Club

November 2014

10653 Gulf Beach Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32507 850-607-7569 grandlagoonyachtclub@gmail.com

Hotty Toddy, my friends from Ole Miss! Congratula-tions on the win! Now that I have that out of the way and as the college football season turns the corner to final games this month, “good luck” to all of our teams. Remember the Club for Saturday tailgating!!! If you have been to the club this week, you have no-ticed the election Board us up and ready for Great Leaders to step up for 2015. Cindy Peer has agreed to chair the Nominations Committee. Thank you, Cindy. Again, as you start to think about positions and voting, make sure you look for leadership, a per-son who can get things done and who has excellent people skills. We have a great staff, and they de-serve great management. Many thanks to Fred for the smashing “beer Tasting” event. Perfect beer and perfect food! Fred, our club appreciates you so very much. Save the date! November 8th, we will have the sec-ond annual Commodore Wine Tasting event. This year, the theme is “Wine and Tapas.” Argon Wine Market located at 27 2. 9th Ave. will conduct the wine tasting. Last year’s event was enjoyed by all. It is a great time to honor and hear from past commo-dores. This is a lot of history to share and amazing stories. You do not want to miss this. Remember, this event is for all members. Valerie and team, thank you so much for the Hallow-een decorations. We have so enjoyed all the fabu-lous decorations this year.

Can you believe that November is upon us? Thanks to

everyone you your support this past month. The event

planning, staff preparations and great attendance by our

members and guests were superb.

A lot is going on in November starting with our Annual

Dock Party on the 1st. If it is anything like last year, the

boat owners will have a delicious array of finger foods

for you to enjoy. Also, there will be a bar set up and live

music. All members and their guests are invited to come

out and have a fun afternoon dockside starting at 4 pm.

Other scheduled events:

Nov. 6—private party for over 100 golfers

Nov 8—Past Commodores’ Dinner

Nov 20—All Hands Meeting/nominations for

next year’s officers and Board

Nov 27—Our traditional Thanksgiving Pot Luck

Dinner

The membership drive has been great. We have ap-

proved new members at every Board meeting since we

began the drive. Keep up the good work! To all you

new members, don’t hesitate to call me if you have any

questions or issues that need to be addressed.

We have had very positive feedback on our new menu,

food quality and preparation. Chef Hunter is settling and

doing a great job.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Look forward to seeing you

around the club.

Terry Smith

Vice Commodore

Vice News Flash!

* * VERY IMPORTANT * * All guests must be signed in using the book at the front door. You must be present with your guests and accept responsibility for their actions. This is a requirement of the Florida laws governing private clubs. Failure to comply could result in loss of food and beverage licenses.

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The pilings for the repair of the pier have been delivered. As of this newsletter, the installation and other repairs should be complete. If not, I will be planning another work party, soon. The Sail Locker has been reorganized which will make everything in the building much easier to find and re-trieve. Thank you, Steve Jones and the House Committee for taking on this important project. David Jolly, Rear Commodore

2014 GLYC Board

Commodore: Lynda Day Vice Commodore: Terry Smith Rear Commodore: David Jolly Secretary: Countess Guiles Treasurer: Joey O’Neill Fleet Captain: Joe Cook Board Members: Chuck Haskell, Ramsey Greene, Don Knowlton, Jim Phillips, Tom Roache

KID’S CORNER ALERT

GLYC Parents and Grandparents, we provide the

Kid’s Corner for you, your family, and your guest’s

pleasure. Please understand it is your responsibility

to make sure your children, grandchildren and/or

your guests’ children clean up after they use the Kid’s

Corner by placing everything back on the shelves and

in the appropriate bins upon leaving the area!!

Terry Smith, Vice Commodore

GLYC Membership Drive 2014

Kick Off: September 1, 2014

Dates: September through November (subject to

change)

Objective: Increase membership/revenue

Goal: Net 5 new members monthly

Process: Application can be downloaded or picked up

at GLYC. All completed applications must have a mem-

ber sponsor who invited the prospect from outside the

Club (Walk-in new members do not count) and be

turned in before the third Monday to be voted on at the

monthly GLYC Board Meeting. Payments may be by

check, cash or credit card. The office will work with the

proposed new member on credit card transactions.

Sponsors will receive a $100 monthly dues credit for

each new member approved by the Board during this

drive. Your account will be credited following the meet-

ing approving the new member you sponsored. When

people ask about what they get with a membership, tell

them they get the use of a friendly, private, family-

oriented facility which is one of the most affordable ones

on the Gulf Coast. They also have access to a private

boat ramp close to islands for camping, to NAS, the Pass

for fishing, the gateway to the Intercoastal and one of

the most beautiful backyards you can find anywhere.

Because GLYC is a member of the Gulf Yachting Asso-

ciation, they also have access to other member yacht

clubs along the Gulf Coast.

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The weather is still beautiful, so let’s get out on the water while it is nice. If anyone needs help or assistance in get-ting out on the water, please let us know, and we will try to make it happen. Any GLYC member who would like to learn to sail should contact me for individual or group instructions. Saturday sunfish sailing lessons will be curtailed until next year when the water temperature rises again. We have three Sunfish which members can use. You might want wet suits and to have a utility chase boat available, however. Events: The Dock Boat Party will be in full swing on November 1 starting at 4 pm. This is the last day of sunlight in the early evening, so take advantage...bring your boat to the dock, or come visit and share in the celebrations. Mu-sic, food and beverages will be available. Sail Training most Saturdays 10 am to noon and by appointment, weather permitting. Check bulletin board for GYA regatta schedules. Goal for this year: Let’s get ourselves and our youth out on the water. Safety tip of the month: winter is upon us, and the tides will be lower than normal, winds higher than normal and stormy weather always a possibility. Check your lines for chaff. The recent blow we had almost destroyed two of my dock lines. Also, be sure your lines are not too high on the pilings. They should be at or slightly above deck level at the new high tides. An excessively high line on a piling could crack or pull the piling loose from the bottom. Be sure your forward lines are doubled. It doesn’t hurt to double the stern line and always provide a spring line or two. If anyone needs assistance getting your boat tied properly at the dock, see me or Dock Master Ramsey Greene.

Fair winds and following seas…

Joe C. Fleet Captain (cell—443-875-6022) E-mail: jwcook1125@aol.com

Just Arrived!

The follow-up shipment of GLYC caps is here! Show your GLYC pride with your choice of khaki or navy blue cap with the GLYC burgee logo. They are available at the bar for only $16.00 Sup-ply is limited, and they’re going fast. They will make great Christmas presents for friends and

family (hint, hint). Get yours NOW!

Think about it ……. Your business card could be here making you money and better known to our members. Give me a

call 423-276-8682 or cmguiles@att.net “It will be as good as done with a quick call !”

GLYC Fleet—Power and Sail

November 2014

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November 2014

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Coming up Dec. 11

Voting for New Officers/Board

Members!

TGIF

GLYC open at Noon Every

Friday!

1 Appetizers, Sandwiches and Baskets

12:00-8:00 Bar—10:00

Dock Party 4:00

Dec 19 GLYC

Christmas Party

Dec 21 Breakfast

With Santa

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Breakfast 9 – 1:30

Open Menu 1:30 – 7:30 Bar – 8:00

Change to

Standard Time

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Club Closed 4

Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

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Chef Special &

Open Menu

6

Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

Private Party

7 Chef Special

& Open Menu

Tomato

8 Appetizers,

Sandwiches and Baskets

12:00 – 8:00 Bar – 10:00

Commodores’ Wine Tasting

6:30

9 Breakfast 9 -- 1:30

Open Menu 1:30 – 7:30 Bar – 8:00

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Club Closed

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Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

Crappy Crafters 9:00 am

12 Chef Special

& Open Menu

Finance Committee

5:30

13

Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

Bunco

6:30-8:00

14 Chef Special

& Open Menu

Georgia

15 Appetizers,

sandwiches, and baskets

12:00 – 8:00 Bar – 10:00

16 Breakfast

9 - 1:30 Open Menu 1:30 – 7:30 Bar – 8:00

17

Club Closed

Board Meeting

6:30

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Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

Crappy Crafters 10:00 am

19

Chef Special

& Open Menu

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Appetizers, sandwiches, and baskets

All Hands Meeting

21 Chef Special Open Menu

Vic Peavy

22 Appetizers,

Sandwiches, and Baskets

12:00 – 8:00 Bar – 10:00

23/30 Breakfast 9 – 1:30

Open Menu 1:30 – 7:30 Bar – 8:00

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Club Closed

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Appetizers, Sandwiches,

& baskets

26

Chef Special &

Open Menu

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28 Chef Special Open Menu

Family Night

29 Appetizers,

Sandwiches, and Baskets 12-8:00

Bar- 10:00

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Winners Circle

Membership Drawing Kim Edens $250 Laurence Donelan 25 Kohn Deene 25 Steve Strubel 25

50/50 10/3 Laurence Donelan $161 10/10 Guest $140 10/17 Karen ? $163

A GENTLE REMINDER

From the Board:

Please remember to pay your

monthly invoice by the 10th of

the month. It really helps your

Club maintain a healthy finan-

cial status each month as well as

efficient budget maintenance.

Thanks!!!

Thanksgiving Pot Luck

The Club will be closed on Thanksgiving Day

so our staff may spend the holiday with their

families. However, Hannah and John Adams

will be hosting our traditional Thanksgiving Pot

Luck dinner on the 27th. Bring your favorite

dish and your guests to this great annual event.

There will be a sign-up sheet at the bar to name

your dish and number of guests you expect to

bring. If you have not been to one of these in

the past, come to this one. The food and com-

pany are fantastic! Ladies, you’ll never want to

cook a full Thanksgiving dinner again! Men, if

you go away hungry, it’s your own fault!

CRAPPY CRAFTERS REPORT

What a great time we had on our trip to “The

Little Zoo That Could” in Gulf Shores. Han-

nah and I went into the lemur cage and let

them jump all over us. That was the highlight

of MY trip. We were also given the opportunity

to pet a snake, a possum, and a ferret. Some of

our not-so-brave girls chose not to. After

“wreaking havoc” on the animals, we all cara-

vanned to LuLu’s for lunch. Anyone who did-

n’t go with us sure missed a good time. We

could always go again. Tuesday, Nov. 11th,

that’s a plan to meet at GLYC at 9am to cara-

van downtown to watch the Veteran’s Day pa-

rade with lunch to follow somewhere, of course.

Tuesday, Nov. 18th we plan to meet at the Club

around 10 am to get some ideas for Christmas

crafting. Bring any ideas you might have that

we can work on.

Kathy Haskins

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Blue Angel Tire

& Automotive, Inc. Tires * Brakes * Front End Work * Tune-ups

Alignments * Wrecker service * Oil Changes

Air-conditioning * Trailer Hitches * Welding

MECHANIC ON DUTY Corner of Blue Angel Parkway & Dog Track Road

1431 S. Blue Angel Parkway, Pensacola, Florida

850-457-1333

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GLYC Clubhouse Hours

Bar Galley* Mon. Club Closed Club Closed Tue. 4-9 5-8:00 Wed. 4-10 5-8:30 Thur. 4-9 5-8:00 Fri. 12-11 12-9:00 Sat. 12-10 12-8:30 Sun. 9-8 Brunch 9-1:30 Open Menu 1:30-7:00 Please remember to place food orders prior to the close time.

Please check your mooring lines.

Deadline for LAGOON

LINES ARTICLES/ADS

December Lagoon Lines deadline is Monday, November 24 .

Would you like to place an ad with the GLYC Lagoon Lines?

Contact Countess Guiles if you’d like your ad to appear in the next Lagoon Lines issue.

Call or better yet, email your submis-sions to cmguiles@att.net Business card $8.00/issue 1/4 page $15.00/issue 1/2 page $25.00/issue

Please Welcome Our Newest Club Members

The GLYC Board and Members Wish to

Welcome You and Your Families

Mike and Susan Vann Chris and Kathy Allison

Roger and Jeanine Avant

Bunco, Bunco, Bunco

We had another big Bunco crowd with 31

players. In that group, we had a record

number of Biggest Losers—Hannah Adams,

Terry Zelius, Lynda Day, and Leo Hammer

shared that “honor.” The Half and Half win-

ners were Dean Hoffman, Kathy McCaffrey,

Emma Robinson, Rick Zelius, Rudy Reilly,

Marti Miller, John Adams, Norma Jolly and

Ronnie Day. Ronnie also won Most Buncos

with four. How he did that and still won

only nine times is a mystery! Second place

was shared by Veronica Pack, Margaret

Corsey, and Bill Mayo. Carrie Petracca and

Red Rogers took Most Wins. Red also had

the Last Bunco award. VERY IMPORTANT…

November’s Bunco will be the second

Thursday due to a schedule conflict. Come

join us for another night of Bunco

Fun! Only $10 to play.

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NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION

In accordance with Article V, Section 1 of the By-Laws, the Nominations Committee was named at the October Board meeting. Cindy Peer will be in charge this year. A sign-up board has been posted the required two or more weeks prior to the All Hands meeting in November. To sign up, a candidate must print his or her name in the designated space and sign in the designated place. If candidates wish to remove their names, they must strike through their names and initial at the end of the lines. Nominations from the floor are encouraged; however, there will be no nominations or write-in votes presented on Election Day in December. The Flag Officers will be elected annually. The five Board Members will be elected to two-years terms in the following staggered manner: two will be elected in a given year followed by three the following year. As two Board Members were elected for 2014, three will be elected this cycle. The election will take place in December with the newly elected officers and Board members taking office at the first meeting in January. The Election Committee will use a current list of all regular members in good standing to deter-mine eligibility to vote, one vote per membership number. The Election Committee will provide printed ballots on the designated election night, tally, verify, and announce the results. Ties will be broken in accordance with Article V, Section 3 of the By-Laws. Persons who wish to vote absentee must pick up ballots at the Club. Absentee ballots must be notarized and delivered sealed, to the Club prior to election day. Those ballots will be opened and counted by the Election Committee with the ballots cast at the regular election.

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Flag Officers and Board of Directors 2014

Commodore Lynda Day 712-0146

Vice Commodore Terry Smith 497-1310

Rear Commodore David Jolly 637-5714

Treasurer Joey O’Neill 456-6872

Secretary Countess Guiles 423-276-8682

Fleet Captain Sail/Power Joe Cook 443-875-6022

Thom Roache 549-3504 Ramsey Greene 450-7856

Chuck Haskell 572-4533 Don Knowlton 456-9552

Jim Phillips 516-3151 Hannah Adams 492-1651

Committee Chairs 2014 Membership - Vacant Regatta - Laurence Donelan Entertainment - Mary Ann Hunt Finance - Joey O’Neill ERT - David Jolly Rodeo - Chuck Haskell Dock - David Jolly By-Laws - Chuck Haskell

GLYC COOKBOOKS ON SALE !

BLOW OUT SALE! $10.00 EACH!

GLYC COOKBOOKS ARE FOR SALE AT THE CLUB. SEE OUR STAFF FOR YOUR COPY TODAY. THEY ARE $10.00

EACH AND MAKE TERRIFIC GIFTS FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LET’S ALL HELP SELL THESE

GLYC CLUB STORE Check out this year’s BHFR shirts and caps! Youth shirts $10.00 Sizes me-dium and large. Adult shirts $16.00 Sizes medium – 2XL Long Sleeve Adult shirts $18.00 Sizes medium – XL. Caps—$16.00. We also have a limited supply of the 2013 shirts and several caps still available. Don’t forget that we still have cookbooks ($10.00) and Tervis tumblers ($10.00) available. . There are GLYC burgees available to replace your old torn up ones, plus GLYC burgee stickers. I know you want to look spiffy on the water and in your vehicle :)