PORTSMOUTH YACHT CLUB Newsletter ~ December 2015/ January 2016 ~ Volume 117 Issue 10

From the Bridge Commodore Dan Gingras

It’s funny how time seems to move faster as I get older… I can’t believe it’s been a year since I became Commodore of PYC. So much to do… so little time! I think it’s been a good year, and there have been a number of changes to the character and complexion of Portsmouth Yacht Club all good in my opinion. Change can be hard however, but time marches on. I sometimes sit on the deck and watch the tide come and go and realize that it’s been that way for hundreds of thousands of years, and probably will be for many thousands of years into the future, and it puts everything into perspective.

My objective last year was to make the club more casual and inclusive, and thanks to the participation of many, many members, it has been. We still have some challenges facing PYC, including increased government regulations, building upkeep and responding to a changing member demographic, but I know that everyone will rise to the occasion and pitch in to make PYC the great organization it’s always been.

So next year I want to ask: what do YOU want at PYC? We’ve had a good response to the Wednesday Pot luck suppers, and there has been some great Friday night and Saturday night events. Should we continue on that path, or is there something else we should be doing. Are there too many events? I believe in being inclusive and democratic, so your thoughts are important.

Don’t hesitate to let me know what we should be doing, and I will work diligently to accommodate each and every one of your requests .

Thank you for all your support this year, and I hope it will continue in 2016….. Dan

IN MEMORIAM PYC member Cyrus Sweet passed away on September 30, 2015. Throughout Cy’s time on the Seacoast he was an avid sailor, cruising his boat from the Bahamas to Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Portsmouth Yacht Club since 1972, the Ocean Cruising Club and the Cruising Club of America. Our condolences to his wife Bobbie.

PYC member Jim McCarthy passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Jim, an avid sailor, had been a member or PYC since 2006 and a Past Commodore of Piscataqua Sailing Association. Our condolences to Monica, his children, and family.

Kathleen Smith, daughter of PYC members Jerry and GeGe Green, passed away on Tuesday, October 20th, of pancreatic cancer, one day shy of her 54th birthday. She leaves 4 daughters, Kenoko, Lillian and Mary Smith, Teresa Dalrymple and her husband Jeff and 2 grandchildren and her fiancé Ken Averill, all of Dover. Our condolences to Jerry, GeGe, and their family.

The PYC docks are out for the season!

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Membership News The Membership Committee has met with and approved 6 new additions to the Wait List:

Tom & Jane King, Todd & Julie Black, Terry Anderton, Gregory & Annie Lynch, Kenneth Murphy & Allison Spahr, Heidi Conley & Robert DeMaria.

We have received 2 new requests for reinstatement: ★Peter Paul of San Rafael, CA. Peter is a New Hampshire native who has lived in California for 40 years. He is CEO

of Headlands Asset Management, and owner of West Biofuels and Peter Paul Wines. He will be spending time at a home he has purchased in North Hampton and at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at UNH. He is co-owner of a 38' power boat named Impulse moored at PYC.

★Laura Montville of Portsmouth NH. Laura is a life long resident of the Seacoast and now lives with her family in Portsmouth where she has resided for the past 20 years. She is an executive and organization development consultant and avid sailor and kayaker, having raced many boats over the years as well as Registered Maine Guide, facilitating journeys on the water for leadership development and team building for senior leaders. She and her partner, Paul, who works at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, have seven children, with two still at home.

We have received 5 new applications for membership: ★Denis and Carolyn Cloutier of New Castle, NH, sponsored by Jude Blake and Martha Roy. Denis is owner of a

business in Epping, NH. They have a 23' power boat named Island Girl. Denis is on the board of directors of Crossroads House and Carolyn is active in the Raymond Rotary and Chamber of Commerce. Both are active members of the Seacoast community. ★Herb & Helena Garbarini of Rye, NH, sponsored by Chad and Darleen Chadwick and James Rini. Herb and

Helena lived in Fairfield, Connecticut and worked on Wall Street before retiring and moving to Rye five years ago. Herb enjoys cooking and vegetable gardening. Helena is a gardener, skier, and bridge player. They walk their two Samoyeds around Wentworth by the Sea Country Club. They love the Seacoast and are looking forward to becoming PYC members. ★Paul McKeon and Jessica Hulseman, of Portsmouth, sponsored by Jude Blake and Pamela & Daniel Morrison.

Paul and Jessica live in Tucker's Cove in Portsmouth and have five daughters ranging in ages from 16 to 24. They have been very active in the philanthropic community. They are also active members of a range of private clubs locally, including The Wentworth CC, Abenaqui CC, The Surf Club, The 100 Club and The York Harbor Reading Room. Paul is the CEO of B2W Software in Portsmouth. They are avid boaters. ★John and Joan Schorsch, retired, of Portsmouth, NH, sponsored by Stephen Demarais and Gail Spivey. John

and Joan own a 20' Sea Ray. They have been to many PYC functions and look forward to volunteering activities. ★Paul Dubois and Sharon Griffin of New Castle NH, sponsored by Nancy Jackson and Elizabeth Stern. Recently

retired and married, they are looking forward very much to participating in PYC functions, social and otherwise, for the next several years. Both love the spirit of the club, which is shaped by its interesting members. Sharon sailed for several years in Maine and the Bahamas and misses the cruising and yachting life. Paul has little boating experience, but they are looking forward to obtaining a small boat to explore the local shores and waterways. ★Michael (Kip) and Laurie Lebar of Greenland, NH, sponsored by Art Dionne and John Pappas. They moved to the

Portsmouth area 25 years ago. Laurie teaches kindergarten at Little Harbour School, and Kip is an engineering project manager. Both are looking forward to the camaraderie of PYC and to adding to the club as volunteers.

PYC 2016 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Flag Officers

Commodore…………. Nancy Gulley Vice Commodore…… Dan Gingras Rear Commodore…… Dick Blidberg

Treasurer (appointed) Doyle Skeels Secretary (appointed) Carole Cartnick

Board of Directors Jude Blake* Roy Briscoe* Wendy Clement Justin Gray Ron Laurence* James McAdams Glenn Michael* John “Bud” Myles David Wajda *New Board Member

APPLICANTS ON WAIT LIST (39) RECEIVED APPLICANT 1 N/A David & Judee Ryan 2 N/A P/C James Labrie 3 N/A Peter Paul 4 N/A Laura Montville 5 6/13/13 Jim & Wendy Haslam 6 6/26/13 John & Maureen Dubois 7 7/24/13 Charles & Carrie Griffiths 8 7/31/13 Christopher & Sarah Lund 9 8/3/13 Jay & Mary-Pat Gibson 10 9/11/13 Drs. Thomas & Lisa Sherman 11 9/23/13 Ted & Lucy Mottola 12 9/25/13 Patricia Dubois 13 10/7/13 Thomas & Amy McClellan 14 10/21/13 Stephen & Jacqueline Gacek 15 11/23/13 Frank Limoncelli & Nancy Berry 16 1/9/14 Christopher & Kathleen Meyer 17 4/12/14 Ryan & Karen Baker 18 4/28/14 Peter & Rosemary Dawson 19 5/28/14 David & Mary Krempels 20 5/28/14 John & Zoi Diamond 21 6/4/14 Ernie Nichols & Nancy Webb 22 6/5/14 Kyle & Bridget Richter 23 6/10/14 Noah (Chan) & Chris Conrad 24 6/12/14 John & Irene Bush 25 8/13/14 Susan Heckaman 26 8/13/14 David & Sally Mulhern

27 9/11/14 Clair Grant & Susan Rist 28 9/24/14 Tom & Lisa Breen 29 10/8/14 Andrew & Julie Smith 30 10/18/14 Tom and Mary Withka 31 10/21/14 Dr. Thomas & Jane King 32 11/19/14 Rhonda Stacy-Coyle 33 4/1/15 Craig & Marcia Steidle 34 4/18/15 Doug & Anna Carrie Ash 35 4/18/15 Todd & Julie Black 36 5/14/15 Terry Anderton 37 6/15/15 Gregory & Annie Lynch 38 6/24/15 Kenneth Murphy & Allison Spahr 39 7/1/15 Heidi Conley & Robert DeMaria

APPLICANTS WAITING FOR INTERVIEW (11) 1 7/10/15 Fernando & Nancy Oliveira 2 7/18/15 Philipp & Susan von Hemert 3 7/24/15 Peter & Lisa Amarosa 4 7/24/15 George & Debra Page 5 8/01/15 Kenneth & Theresa White 6 8/30/15 Denis & Carolyn Cloutier 7 9/10/15 Herb & Helena Garbarini 8 9/28/15 Paul McKeon & Jessica Hulseman 9 9/30/15 John & Joan Schorsch 10 10/25/15 Paul Dubois and Sharon Griffin 11 10/25/15 Michael (Kip) & Laurie Lebar

2016 MEMBER DUES & FEES

The billing statements for 2016 Member Dues have been mailed.

Paper statements will go out only once, with payment due on January 1, 2016.

Our Dues and Fees for 2016 are: Membership Dues: $650; Locker: $30; Dinghy Dock Space: $70; Launch Service: $100; PYC slip for season: $60 per foot; PYC mooring for season: $1400.

As a reminder, the PYC Constitution Article XII - Dues and Fees states:

“Any member whose dues remain unpaid on March 1 shall be expelled without further notice.”

Treasurer@PortsmouthYC.org

Closing up the club for the season.

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As some of you know, I have been asked to be Rear Commodore for the 2016 season. I hope to get a number of things accomplished during the upcoming season and will need your help to do this. I hope I can count on all of you to find some way to help with maintaining and improving your clubhouse and docks during the season. I will try to keep all of you informed about what is happening and when. If you have some thoughts, let me know your thoughts.

As many of you are aware, Docks Out went quite well even with the limited time we had available and the cold temperatures during the early morning effort. The turnout was amazing. We had 60 - 80 members helping with all manner of tasks to close down the club for the Winter. As a result of their efforts, the follow-on Work Party was cancelled. This would clearly not have been possible without the help of both active members and others that are still on the waiting list. WELL DONE to all. A week later, we were able to winterize the water system and complete a few task that had not been done yet. Ken Jones, Andy Courteau, Greg Gebow, Dan Gingras and I helped get this accomplished.

The DES issues brought up in a recent letter concerning our fuel system have been mitigated. Jerry has worked with the office of DES and our contractor Dirtworks to meet all of the issues raised by DES. We will have to replace the fuel hoses and the reels in the spring and also may have to replace the gas dispensers but this is not been decided at this time.

The windows on the first floor of the club house have been repaired with the exception of one that needs new parts on the bottom of the sash. Dave Gage has replaced a number of the plastic slides which should eliminate many of the problems which have existed. He is also working with Nick to find replacements for the pins at the bottom of the lower sash in two of the windows. While inspecting the windows, Nick was asked to put together a quote for replacement of the windows and is working on it. It does turn out that there are no windows that will replace the sliding windows on the river side of the clubhouse, and meet the requirements for a window located in the strong winds experienced on the river side of the club. He is looking at alternatives and will let us know what he finds out.

We continue to develop a plan for the dock house renovations to be undertaken this Spring prior to the club opening.

The caps for the pilings have arrived but we did not get a chance to get them on the new pilings before Docks Out. We also planned to install two or three safety ladders on the docks but they did not get purchased or installed. Both of these tasks will be completed in the spring.

We are having some issues with the new doors that were installed. The one on the side of the club does not close easily and the reason appears to be a split door jamb. The front door does not close well and it appears to be a result of the closer mechanism. Both of these issues will be dealt with before the opening in 2016.

It is clear that we have to address the issue of painting or replacing some of the wood decking at the club. A strategy for completing this before the active part of next season will be developed with the House & Docks Committee meeting which will be scheduled for late January.

Docks In will be a bit later this year as it will be on April 23, 2015. High tide is at 1:00 PM so we will have some time to get the opening tasks in the club house accomplished before we start. As the season gets closer, we will consider if we need a Work Party on the Saturday before Docks In or the Saturday after Docks In. I believe we can get everything done in one day if you will all help get the work done. Set April 23rd aside for Docks In.

From the Vice Commodore ~ Dick Blidberg

Docks Out 2015

It is hard to believe the winter lock is on the front door and all the patio furniture has been put away - but it’s happened, and now we move on to next year.

October was a wonderful month of activities hosted by Lynn and Jack Joslyn and Soni Christensen. We celebrated the end of the season with a great catered dinner by Sally Cobb of Mezzanine Catering, a delicious Turkey Dinner presented by Kitty and Gray Cornwell and their excellent crew (don’t they have job security!!!!) and ended the club season eating and dancing the night away with our Closing Night Dinner Dance “Under a Harvest Moon!”, hosted by Chris and Whit Weller, Ann Mowers, Priscilla Lent, Pat Daly and Roy Briscoe, and Phyllis and Doug Joyce. A special thanks to all of you who have not been named but helped organize and clean after every event. Thank you, thank you, and thank you.

Now on to what is coming up in the next couple of months. On December 12th, the Christmas Dinner Dance hosted by Jackie Adams and Elaine Perry will help us kick off the holidays with an evening of great food and music/dancing provided by the Jeannie Daniels Band at the Portsmouth Country Club.

January 1st is our first event of 2016 – Brunch at Grill 28 hosted by Barbara and Steve Armstrong. For those of you who have not attended before it is a great way to begin the New Year and meet your new Board of Directors and Flag Officers for 2016 and say thank you to our outgoing Commodore Dan Gingras.

March 19th is already scheduled for our Speaker/Dinner at the Portsmouth Country Club. Think of this as the first time you get to see all those friends who have been hiding in the warm climates and made the mistake of coming home too early. Really though – it is a great way to see all those friends you haven’t seen during the Winter and start thinking about those beautiful warm days ahead.

That about winds up the year – it has been fun – it has been hectic – and for the most part it has been great. Thank you Board, thank you Dick Blidberg, thank you Dan Gingras, and really, really, really, thank you Jerry Goldfarb for all your help. Sign up – come to the Dance – come to the Brunch – come to the March event.

Merry Christmas and have a wonderful safe and loving New Year.

See you soon, Nanc.

From the Rear Commodore ~ Nancy Gulley

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Dec 12 (S) Christmas Dinner Dance (see pg 7) Jan 1, 2016 (F) New Year’s Day Brunch (see pg 6)

PLANNING AHEAD March 19, 2016 (S) Dinner w/ Speaker April 23 (S) Docks In!

Kitty and Gray Cornwell hosted a Turkey Dinner on October 14.

Ann Mowers and Priscilla Lent welcomed guests to the Closing Night Dinner Dance, “Under a Harvest Moon!”

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New Year’s Day Brunch “Grill 28” at the Pease Golf Club 200 Grafton Road, Portsmouth - peasegolf.com

Friday, January 1, 2016 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Welcome our 2016 Board and new Flag Officers

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise, Scrambled Eggs, Homemade Crepes & Belgian Waffles w/ Fruit Sauce,

Bacon & Sausage, Home Fries, Bagels, Toast & English Muffins, Fresh Fruit, Homemade Muffins, Scones and Donuts, Coffee,Tea and Juice

Price: $25.00 per person - cash bar RSVP by December 24, 2015

Contact: Steve & Barbara Armstrong - 603-772-3082 - sandba@comcast.net

From the Race Committee Roy Briscoe

Gosport Regatta Update:

Thirty eight boats attended the 6th annual Gosport Regatta. The weather and wind were great and we were welcomed into Gosport Harbor with a kite festival.

The Oceanic Cup was returned to PYC this year as the PYC boats had the lowest score of the 3 competing yacht clubs. Next year's race is September 24.

Portsmouth Yacht Club regained the coveted Oceanic Cup!

Portsmouth Yacht Club’s CHRISTMAS DINNER DANCE

Saturday, Dec 12, 2015 80 Country Club Lane, Greenland, New Hampshire

6:00 PM Cocktails Cheese and Veggie Platter

Passed Hors d'oeuvres

7:00 PM Buffet Dinner Featuring:

Caesar Salad Prime Rib

Lemon Crumbled topped Haddock Chef’s Dessert, Coffee, Tea

8:00 PM Back again this year by popular request…

Dance to the music of the Jeannie Daniels Band!

$60 Per Person ~ Advance reservation only Dress: Black Tie Optional

no assigned seating RSVP no later than Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015

contact: Jackie Adams 207-703-0531; jaclyna5@comcast.net