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Pass Christian Yacht Club P.O. Box 341

Pass Christian, MS 39571

PCYC Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon

March 11, 2015

St. Patty’s Irish Bingo!

On the Menu: Irish Flag Salad

Irish Stew Chef Tommy’s Home Made Guinness Stout Chocolate

Ice Cream

Hostesses: Kathleen Carboni & Ardys Heurtin Co-Hostesses: Carolyn Stewart & Judy Gorbert

Please remember to make your reservations by March 7th

Cocktails 11 a.m. Lunch 12 noon $12, Reservations Required

Please reserve by Saturday, Mar 7 Cancel reservations by Mar 10

to avoid being charged

PCYC March 2015 Calendar of Events

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Bar: 10am-til Kitchen: 11am-2pm

Club closed Bar: 10am-8pm Kitchen: 11am-2pm

Office: 9am-5pm

Bar: 10am-8pm Kitchen:11am-2pm Office: 9am-5pm




1 Sunday Brunch 2 Closed

3 Rotary 4 Bridge

5 CYO Croquet

6 Select Buffet 7 Wild Game Dinner—dining services end at 2


10 Rotary 11 Ladies Lunch

12 CYO Croquet

13 Select Buffet 14 Dining ser-vices end at 2pm

15 Sunday Brunch

16 Closed

17 Rotary Board Meeting

18 Bridge BINGO

19 CYO Croquet

20 Select Buffet 21 Rafferty # 3 Lobster Night—no other dining services after 2


24 Rotary 25 Bridge

26 CYO Croquet

27 Select Buffet 28 A la Carte Fleet Day


31 Rotary

N 30° 18.684' W 89° 14.723'

March 2015 www.passchristianyachtclub.org 228-452-2571

PCYC’S KING NEPTUNE

AND QUEEN

NEPTUNA

BARDS OF THE

BINNACLE XXXIX

KING

CHRIS SCHMIDT

QUEEN POKEY HANS

SEE PAGE 7

FOR A PHOTO GALLERY FROM

THE EVENT.

A Message from the Commodore

Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it was still a busy month around PCYC. We had back to back events starting off with the Super Bowl Party, followed by Bards of the Binnacle and then the Pass Parade which

were all well attended. Thank you to all the mem-bers who participated in these events. We are ex-cited about all of the upcoming activities and hope you plan to attend those as well.

The Board is still looking for a couple of volunteers who are interested in revitalizing our Junior Pro-gram and re-establishing our Jr Flag Officers. If you are interested or know of someone who may be interested please let us know.

Patrick Burns Commodore

Upcoming Events:

March 7th—Annual Gentlemen’s Wild Game Dinner March 8th—Daylight Savings Time March 17th—St. Patrick’s Day March 21st—Mike Rafferty Race # 3 March 21st—Lobster Night Apri1 5—Easter Buffet

FLAG OFFICERS

Commodore ......................................... Patrick Burns

Vice Commodore ...................................... Joy Burke

Rear Commodore……….……….....Hutson Lambert

Secretary…………………………….....Robin Rafferty

Treasurer ....................................... William Peneguy

Fleet Captain …..……………………....John Housey

Fleet Surgeon .............................. Dr. Charles Wood

Immediate Past Commodore……..…..Ken Yeomans

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joy Burke - ’16….……….………….Albert Betz - ‘17

Patrick Burns - ’17………………...Anita Giani - ‘15

Frank Allen - ’17…..……...…….John Housey - ‘16

Sid Charbonnet - ’16 ……….Hutson Lambert - ‘15

John Curren - ‘15 ……………...Jeffery Taylor - ‘15

Thomas Duffy - ’17…… …….....Ken Yeomans - ‘16

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2015 Committee Chairmen

Harbor: Tom Duffy House: Joy Burke

Ladies Auxiliary: Cheri Dillard Membership: Albert Betz

Social: Ken Yeomans Offshore Racing: Oliver Peneguy

Long Range Planning: Ken Yeomans Sailing Camp: Zeke Fairbank

Weekly Card Groups: Join one or more of our weekly groups at PCYC for Bridge. Mah Jongg or

Canasta! Bridge games are being held each Wednesday (except for the 2nd Wednesday of

each month). Play starts at 12:30pm. To register, contact Virgil Harris (228) 669-8909.

The past month’s winners at Bridge were: Elea-nor McCandless, Marion Clerc Simpson, Louise

Echavarria, Lita Andreano, Patti Lashley and Virgil Harris.

PCYC Dress Code Requirements As a reminder, please note the following dress code requirements:

The Board of Directors emphasizes the impor-tance of maintaining the dignity and tastefulness of the Club at all times. Members are encouraged to dress in a manner befitting a distinguished or-ganization, showing respect for the Club and fel-low members. When bringing a guest to evening dining in the main dining room, we ask that you make them aware of the dress code policy. For example, inappropriate attire would be muscle shirts.

Thank you for your cooperation.

March PCYC Newsletter 11

A Letter from the President of the Ladies Auxiliary What a wonderful time we had at out February luncheon. After everyone purchased their 50/50 tickets and wrote their name on the ticket for the door prizes, they were greeted with complimentary Brandy Milk Punch. What a great way to start our Mardi Gras luncheon!

Since Valentine’s Day was just a few days away, Kathy Carboni gave a beautiful blessing about Love. For our new PCYC members, each February the Ladies Auxiliary honors the past kings and queens of the Bards of the Binnacle. PCYC’s very own version of Mardi Gras was first held in 1977. This year at Bards, we crowned King Neptune XXXVIX and Queen Neptuna XXXVIX – Chris Schmidt and Pokey Hans. The tradition has been carried on for quite a few years!

As our staff poured champagne for the toast, the names of those that were present were read: Mrs. Laurie Matkin (II), Mr. Tom Bourdin (III), Mrs. Monica Montagnet (X), Mrs. Peggy Cromwell (XXVIX), Mrs. Janet Gordon (XXIII), Mrs. Cheri Dillard (XXIV), Mrs. Marion Clerc Simpson (XXV), Mr. Robin Rafferty (XXIX), Mrs. Lise Lorber (XXIX), Mrs. Terry Scott (XXX), Mrs. Pattie Ryan (XXXI), Mr. Michael O’Dwyer (XXXIII), Ms. Sheryl Baltar (XXXIII), Mrs. Gwenn Voigts (XXXV) and Mrs. Mary Jane Christman (XXXVI).

A big Thank You to our wonderful staff for our wonderful meal. And to Chris, thank you for the very delicious KING CAKE you made for our desert.

Congratulation to the winners of our door prizes – Sandy Byrne, Nancy McCardell and Marylee Kammer. The winner of the 50/50 was Margaret Harris.

Thank you to the February Hostesses: Stephanie Allen, Anita Lambert and Charlotte Lamb. I hope to see you all at our March 11th luncheon as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Cheri Dillard, President

Our Past Kings and Queens of Bards in attendance at the Ladies Lunch on February 11th. Left to Right: Lise Lorber, Robin Rafferty, Thomas Bourdin, William Wood, Mary Jane Christman, Laurie Matkin, Marion Clerc Simspon, Terry Scott, Peggy Cromwell, Janet Gordon, Pattie Ryan, Pokey Hans, Michael O’Dwyer, Sheryl Baltar, Gwenn Voigts, Cheri Dillard and Monica Montagnet.


Photo Gallery from Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon Feb 11, 2015

Honoring the Past Kings and Queens of Bards


Upcoming Events Sunday Brunch

Each Sunday .Bridge Tournament

Each Wednesday (Except 2nd) Cook Your Own Each Thursday

Croquet on the Lawn Each Thursday

Select Entrée Buffet Each Friday

Wild Game Dinner March 7

Ladies Auxiliary Lunch March 11

PCYC Board Meeting March 17

BINGO March 18

Rafferty Race # 3 March 21

Lobster Night March 21

Fleet Day March 28

Coming in April Easter Sunday Buffet

April 5 (now taking reservations, required)

Adult Sailing Classes (Contact Sailing Director for more information)

By-Law Bits (Info on By-Laws) In the past Information Bits, we have covered Senior, Non-Resident and Associate Member-ship classes. In this bit, we cover Intermediate.

Article IV 2. (d) Intermediate A: Male or female who have attained their 21st birthday and not yet their 28th birthday, is married or unmarried, elected to membership with full privileges but without voting rights (unless the member owns one or more shares of the common stock of the Corporation).

(e) Intermediate B: Male or female who have attained their 28th birthday and not yet their 35th birthday, is married or unmarried, elected to membership with full privileges, but without voting rights (unless the member owns one or more shares of the common stock of the Corporation).


Junior News USODA Valentine’s Day Regatta was held at St. Petersburg Yacht Club on Feb 7-8, 2015. Claire Housey, Jonathan Schrantz and Sofia Diaz del Valle competed against 182 competitors from around the country. Once again, light winds appear to be the norm in opti sailing these days as the race committee was only able to complete two full sets of races for the entire event. Every race counts and every point counts…. Claire Housey dominated with a 7th place overall finish! She also captured the 2nd girl and 4th place in Blue Fleet. Congratulations Claire! Jonathan also had a great regatta finishing 36/182 and Sofia was 30th overall in girls. Jonathan and Claire both finished in the Top 25%, which qualifies them to participate in USODA Team Trials in May. Boyd Housey also competed in Valentine’s Day Regatta in the Laser Radial division. Luckily, the Laser sails are larger than optis and grab more wind. After four races competing against 40 com-petitors, Boyd finished 11th overall. Great job Boyd!

Mardi Gras Regatta was the weekend of Feb 21-22, at NOYC and there were a total of ten optimists that signed up for the event. Finally, heavy winds (20+ mph) showed up on Saturday. Unfortu-nately for some, those heavy winds wreaked havoc causing boats to flip around the race course. Sunday it was back to normal with light, shifty winds. After eleven races, Michael Burns racked up pulling out a 1st place overall, 1st place Blue fleet, and Top Junior award. Claire finished 2nd overall and 2nd in Blue fleet. Jonathan was 3rd overall and 1st in Red Fleet while Sofia was 2nd in White Fleet. Congratulations to our opti sailors for their success this weekend and for their year round dedication to sailing! PCYC is very proud of you.

Upcoming Events: Wet & Cool Regatta @ FYC March 7-8 USODA Sunshine State Champs @ US Sailing Center, Marion County, Jensen Beach, FL Mar 7-8 Alphonso Sutter Regatta @ GYC Mar 14-15 USODA Gulf Coast Champs @BWYC Mar 21-22

BURGEE AROUND THE WORLD Above: Commodore Patrick Burns, his son Michael and wife Laura are pictured here at Palamos Spain in Feb 2015, where Michael sailed with the USODA. Article and photo page 9.


MICHAEL BURNS SAILS IN SPAIN Michael had the privilege of being invited to sail in the XXVI Trofeu Vila de Palamos 10th Nations Cup with Team USA, February 12-15, 2015. This event is the largest re-gatta in Spain and the second largest regatta in the World with a record 544 sailors from 22 countries attending this year. Team USA Palamos consisted of eleven boys and 4 girls from New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, California, Texas and Mississippi.

The adventure started with a night in Barcelona, sightseeing, and a tour of La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family) Catholic Church. The team then drove an hour up the Medi-terranean Coast to a beautiful little town called Palamos. Four days prior to the re-gatta, the USA sailors had a very regimented schedule starting with a 3 mile jog, fol-lowed by team breakfast, then off to rig their boats, chalk talk with the coaches, on the water training, team meeting, team dinner, homework and 9pm curfew.

Racing began on Friday, February 13th and they divided the sailors into 4 groups of about 136 each, the largest starting line any of our kids have ever experienced. Mi-chael did manage to pull a bullet (1st place) in the first race of the event! After the ini-tial race, huge waves and heavy winds took over in race 2 & 3. He said it was basically survival mode for him trying not to flip and just finish the race. Day 2 brought zero wind and Day 3 was very light only allowing for one race. Michael finished 85 out of 544 sailors which put him in the top 15%. Overall, it was an amazing experience. He made new friends from around the USA and Europe, traded gear, sailed on the Mediterra-nean Sea, learned a new culture, and got another stamp on his passport!


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Long Range Planning Update The Long-Range Planning Committee has identi-fied numerous areas of potential improvement we feel will add value and convenience to your mem-bership. We have looked at reworking existing fa-cilities as well as offering additional services. You will soon receive a short survey by email soliciting your input. (If you do not currently have an email address on file, we ask that you please update your records and add one.) Once we have com-piled the survey results, we will prepare a priori-tized display of projects to be posted in the club. After an extended period to allow for member re-view and input, the list will be submitted to the board for consideration. If at any time, you have questions, feel free to contact me or any member of the committee. A list of committee members is available in the office.

Ken Yeomans [email protected]


FROM THE SAILING DIRECTOR: Zeke Fairbank

Trees are budding, daffodils are flowering, spring boat preparation is underway and it’s time to begin racing. This spring, there are a lot of great events for everyone. See below and check the PCYC website for more information. PHRF / ONE DESIGN - PHRF sailing has started on the Mississippi Sound with Long Beach Yacht Club’s Harbor Race Spring Series. Pass Christian boats will be able to start and finish outside of the Pass Harbor. Racing is non-spinnaker class only and sailing to the PBRF (Poor Boys Racing Formula). Long Beach Sailors have been huge partici-pants in our races. Let’s see what we can do to support them in participating in their racing! See the posted NOR. RAFFERTY SERIES SPRING RACES - will be held March 21 and April 4. As in the past, Donald and Robin Rafferty will host an awards ceremony and party following the last race. See the posted NOR for more information. The GULF OCEAN RACING CIRCUIT - has been announced and promises to be quite exciting. PCYC is co-hosting the regatta with Biloxi Yacht Club. PHRF racing will take place at PCYC on April 10 & 11. Friday will be an 11 mile Government Mark Course. Saturday’s course will be a one mile windward thence to Biloxi. PHRF racing on Sunday, April 12, will include two windward/leeward races off of BYC. Sailors are encouraged to leave their boats at BYC until the following weekend to participate in the Buzzy Northrop Race from BYC to PCYC. For One Design sailors there will be Melges-24, VXOne and Viper Classes racing a windward/leeward course on Saturday and Sunday. See the posted NOR. The BUZZY NORTHROP RACE will be held on Saturday, April 18 for PHRF boats. This will be a staggered Steeple-chase start off of BYC with an exciting fleet finish at PCYC. See the posted NOR. JUNIOR SAILING - Middle School and High School sailing will begin on Tuesday, March 17 at the Club during week-days. Practices will be held on Tuesday (High School), Wednesday (Middle School) and Thursday (High School) from 3:30 until one-half hour before sunset. There are some great regattas coming up for our Juniors: March 14-15 Alfonzo Sutter Laser D14 Championships at GYC—Opti, Laser, Open Bic March 21-22 USODA Gulf Coast Championships at BWYC March 21-22 Mississippi State Team Racing Championships at OSYC (High School) March 28-29 SEISA Fleet Championships—Mallory Qualifier at SYC (High School) April 24 –25 SEISA Team Racing Championships—Baker Qualifier at LYC (High School)

SAILING SEMINARS—Monthly 2nd Tues 6-7:30 Free March Basic Navigation April Rules of the Road May Sail Trim June Race Winning Strategies July Boat Maintenance August Boating Safety Rule Questions of the Month—contact [email protected] for answers There is contact between two boats. Must there be a protest? Who can lodge the protest? What are the risks of not protesting? Sail Trim Questions of the Month—contact [email protected] for answers Sailing upwind in medium chop, gusty conditions with slightly overpowering gusts. How would you trim your dinghy in the puffs? How would you trim your PHRF boat in the puffs?

With Spring approaching, the sailors are ready to dust off the cob webs and get out on the water. The GORC, co-hosted by PCYC and BYC, is the perfect event to get the sailing juices flowing after a long cold winter. A new format this year will begin with racing to fixed marks in Pass Christian on Friday, a distance race from the Pass to Biloxi on Saturday, and buoy racing on Sunday in Biloxi. Each days races will be followed by complimentary parties for the sailors. Both daily and series awards will be presented. Free dockage will be provided at both clubs. Another new twist this year will be a point to point Steeplechase Race from Biloxi to Pass Christian on Saturday, April 18. Once all the boats arrive in the Pass, there will be an awards ceremony presenting the prestigious Buzzy Northrop Trophy. For further details, see passchristianyachtclub.org (228) 452-2571 or www.biloxiyc.org (228) 374-6344.

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Bards of the Binnacle The Club was quite a site on February 7th as Bards of the Binnacle got underway. People of all ages in a variety of costumes ranging from the 20’s to present day, lined the walkway to see and greet the reigning royalty. This year King Neptune, Chris Schmidt, rolled through the crowds in his ‘chariot’ acknowledging his subjects. Queen Neptuna, Pokey Hans, was not far behind as she had just arrived from Egypt. The maids did a great job on their costumes and the crowds could not be more pleased. Jaws was on the loose while Catniss was trying to survive and keep her people safe. Decorations were scattered throughout the club making the patrons feel they were part of the entire movie experience, complete with candy and popcorn. Everyone danced the night away to the won-derful band, the Fantastic New Groove Band, who had songs that appealed to the entire crowd. This is a party that is not to be missed. Ask anyone who was lucky enough to be a part of it this year. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for next year because it is going to come early, January 30th, 2016. Make this the first thing on your 2016 calendar. Plans are already underway. Be there or be square! Below is a listing of this year’s Maids and their Escorts: The Devil Wears Prada: Pam Dupuy, Ken Yeomans The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Tiffany Brennan, Hutson Lambert Memoirs of a Geisha Amy Steiner, John Curren Jaws Judy Smith, Frank Allen James Bond Marian Verlander, Jeffery Taylor 101 Dalmatians Mary Bourdin, Robin Rafferty The Hunger Games Laura Gamboa, Allan Young The Great Gatsby Shirley Clausing, Tom Duffy

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