Well, what going on with your FBYC Commodore??

Official Publication Of The Flagler Beach Yacht Club, Inc.

August 2016

PAST COMMODORES 1992-1993 Tom McBride

1994 Ed Finney

1995-1996 Tom Johns

1997-1998 Denis Thornton

1999-2000 John Darrow

2001 Paul Van Buren

2002 Howard Graves

2003 Pat Slattery

2004 George Barnett

2005 Pete Poole

2006-2007 Mike Cocchiola

2008 Claudia Towne

2009 Jane Gaulding

2010 Dee Cocchiola

Well, what going on with your

FBYC Commodore??

As most of you know, last year I was diagnosed with

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma that took up a good part

of my year.

We thought it was gone forever, but in June my

blood tests were not right and a PT Scan showed an

8MM nodule in my right lung that contained large

‘B” cell lymphoma. Damn It!!! I now have completed one round of Chemo

Therapy that starts on Monday thru Thursday for 6 hours each day, then a

two week break and then another Monday thru Thursday treatment. On the

off weeks I have hydration on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 1 ½ hours.

After two or three rounds of these treatments I will have another PT Scan to

determine if the Chemo worked. This Chemo renders my immune system

weak so that is why you have not seen much of me lately.

If the Chemo does its job, I then will go to UF Health Shands Hospital in

Gainesville for two weeks for some type of Stem Cell therapy. Don’t know what

I would do without my Patty.

I miss you all and hope to see you at the Disco Night August 18th if at all pos-

sible.

Commodore’s Corner — Joe Lindholm

2011 Rich Franco

2012 Greg Hansen

2013 Randy Meyer

2014 Len Dignard

2015 Bob Jaeger

Joe Lindholm [email protected] 630-817-7887

Latitude 29.28 Longitude 81.08

Inside this Issue

Vice Commodore 3

Maritime 6

Docking 7

Calendar 8

Birthdays 9

Rear Commodore 5

Store 10

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Commodore’s Corner — Joe Lindholm - “Continued”

Please, if you have signed up for an event and you cannot make it, give the lead for the event no-

tice you will not be there. This causes undue problems for both the lead and the venue.

Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if

that didn't happen.

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Vice Commodore — John Green

[email protected] 386-517-6760

Thanks again Rich Franco and Tom Donaghy for serving as the

leads on the parade. We had to make some last minute changes to

our float but Commodore Lindholm did an excellent job of securing

a trailer to tow our members and distinguished guests George and

Martha Washington. George (Kal) and Martha (Linda) Washington

looked very much the part. After the parade we met at the Beach-

front Grille for a social. It was different in the fact we were spread

out over the entire restaurant but everyone seemed to have a great time. Ken Miller and the com-

modore responsible for securing the trailer.

Our July meeting featured our Ice Cream Social. Thanks to Michelle Kelly and her “Scoopers” for

taking the lead and serving 13 containers of ice cream. It was also one of our shortest meeting in

recent times, adjourning at 7:32 .

Remember there is no general meeting in August. Instead there will be a Disco Dance at the

church hall on August 18th. There will be music by Traces of Gold and a catered dinner. Doors

open at 5:45 with dinner at 6 and music beginning at 6:30. We have over 70 members signed up

to attend. We still have room for more so bring a friend. Contact one of the leads, Jeanne Meyer

or Cindy Franco for more information.

We have two new events. The first is a social at the Golden Lion on Tuesday September 13th

starting at 5PM. We haven’t been to the Lion for a social in several years so it should be well at-

tended. Also coming up is the Pine Lakes Golf outing in October. There are sign-up sheets for

both. Give me a call if you need more information.

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Vice Commodore — John Green


The September General meeting is our chili cook-off led by Fred and Barb Depietro. If you would

like to participate as either a cook or judge, give them a call.

I know with the heat it’s hard to be thinking Christmas but our party will be December 9th. Mark

your calendar. More info will be coming soon.

Happy Boating,

John

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Rear Commodore - Dee Cocchiola

It’s summer. It’s damned hot! But we’re still having fun. Our ice

cream meeting did help to cool us off a little but it’s still prudent to

keep out of the direct sun and wear sunscreen, even while under your

boat’s bimini. Oh… and keep pets in the house. They suffer, too.

I want to thank everyone who paid their dues on time. We did have

five member(ships) who did not renew this year, leaving us with 141

total members. Our waiting list has three potential new member-

ships, all with boats. If we add all three new memberships off the

waiting list (five individual members), we’ll have 146 total members…

close to full strength. Of interest, last year our board put a moratorium on new non-boater mem-

berships and since then our desired percentage of boaters has held steady. Of 72 current mem-

berships, 45 have boats, plus 10 memberships “grandfathered” in as boat owners. Combined,

they give us a boat owner percentage of 76%, right about on target. If we add those three new

boater memberships, we’re looking even better as a “yacht club”.

So, enjoy the dog days of summer. Stay cool ‘round the pool and get ready for our upcoming ac-

tivities. Remember, NO MEETING IN AUGUST! See you all in September.

72 memberships

Number of boats 45

Grandfather boats 10

Number of members 141

Percentage .76


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Michael Triano and Alan Hendry, Fleet Captains

In July we went spent two nights at Loggerhead Marina in Daytona Beach with a lunch at Caribbean

Jack’s Restaurant on the 11th. There were four boats for two nights, one for one night and one day

boater. It was hot and the pool was not as much relief as we would have liked. The water was warm

enough to soft boil an egg. That said, it stayed full of FBYC members most of the time. Lunch was

good but a bit disappointing. There were 51 people signed up and only 32 actually attended. This

makes the club look bad to the restaurant that added staff based on our information. Please, in the

future, if you sign up and can’t make it please notify the lead as soon as possible. We will plan on

sending a blast prior to events in the future. Thank you Mike Triano for a nice event.

The following is a list of Maritime events we have planned for the next three months. Please mark your

calendars for these and sign up at the meetings for any you would like to attend.

August 11-13th will be a trip to Hammock Beach Marina. Fred Ciaburri is the lead. Hammock Beach

Marina is the new marina across the Intracoastal from the Palm Coast Marina. There is a swimming

pool at the condo and a nice captains lounge. In addition, there is a free on demand shuttle bus that

will take marina guests to the restaurants and pools at the Hammock Resort. Boaters will need to

contact the marina to make reservations at 386-597-5031. Be sure to let them know you are with the

FBYC group as they are putting everyone on the E dock. If you would like to come by car and social-

ize we are planning to get together in the captains lounge at 5:00 pm on Thursday Aug 11. BYOB and

a snack or dish to share. Contact Fred Ciaburri if you are planning to attend by car at fred-

[email protected].

Friday Sept. 23 is the Astor Pontoon boat trip. John Yetter is the lead for the event. There will be 10

members per boat, price is $22 each. We will be departing the rental facility at 11:00 am and return-

ing at 3:00 pm, followed by a get together at the Blackwater Inn.

Boat Location, Castaways on the River 25131 Blackwater Lane, Astor, FL 32102.

Restaurant Location, Blackwater Inn 55716 Front St., Astor, FL 32102.

October 6-9th at New Smyrna Beach City Marina. Alan Hendry and Fred Ciaburri have the lead. This

will be a three night event limited to 9 boats due to transient capacity at the marina. On Saturday

Oct. 8 there will be a car show on Canal St, from 4-8 pm. There will be an art show event that runs

the entire weekend. There are currently our max of 9 signed up. If you are interested in going but did

not sign up contact Alan or Fred and we will put you on a waiting list in case we get any cancelations.

We will look for a cool weather day in September for a raft up.

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Docking, What Not To Do

On a recent trip to St. Augustine by several FBYC members we noticed the boat below. The

beautiful American Tug had its stern completely out of the water on port side! How could this

happen? It was probably a simple case of distraction for a moment. As many of you know the St.

Augustine Municipal Marina has floating docks. What you may or may not have noticed it there

are quite a few slips with fixed pilings between them. When tying up to a floating dock you

should snug your lines up fairly tight to the dock with fenders between the boat and the dock. In

this case the Captain did tie up nice and snug to the floating dock. He apparently didn't recog-

nize it as a fixed piling or it just didn't register in his brain at that moment and tied up fairly

snug to it as well. There is about a five foot tide change in St. Augustine. After tying up at or

near high tide it was not long before the stern was out of the water. The tide still had another

two feet to drop before it would be low tide. We notified the marina staff, they attempted but

could not loosen the stern line with all the weight on it. They then notified the owner who asked

them to to cut the line which they did. The boat came down with a splash and the only visible

damage was to the cleat and cleat mounting area.

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Thank you to all for supporting the Ship’s Store. Anyone interested in ordering FBYC

T-shirts, we have true swatch color selector of 77 new colors. Ladies Anvil Tank tops

available in Caribbean blue, yellow, haze violet, azalea, hot pink, heather grey, key lime

and white: $13 ea., XXL $15 ea.

New Merchandise for Order

Large Rolling Cooler with FBYC Logo and Name $52. Capacity 12 bottles of wine or 48

cans of beer, collapsible for easy storage. Colors available in Black, Red w Black, Twi-

light Blue w Black. One had push button extension handle extends to 21 inches. Di-

mensions 14” H x 14” W x 11” D.

Port Authority 12 Pack Cooler: colors available in Red/Blk, Gold/Blk, Royal/Blk, or

Black: $24 each.

In Stock – Limited Supply

Colored T-shirts, ladies tank tops, sleeveless Men’s T-shirts: $13.

20th Anniversary limited addition – Ladies large only $10.

Any questions, please contact:

Marie Luke 445-7214

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Commodore

Joe Lindholm

630-817-7887

[email protected]

Vice Commodore

John Green

386-517-6760

[email protected]

Rear Commodore

Dee Cocchiola

386-445-9821

[email protected]

Fleet Captains

Michael Triano

386-447-2962

[email protected]

Alan Hendry

386-246-1736

[email protected]

Treasurer

Linda Jaeger

386-446-9110

[email protected]

Secretary

Susan Moya

386-585-4711

[email protected]

Board Members

Bob Jaeger

Ray Oakes

Toni Mincin

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Well, what going on with your FBYC Commodore??