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Where the Season Never Ends

Member Newsle�er March 2015

www.neryc.com

Which one is

March 2015?

March Schedule

Sail Camp Registration

Begins March 1

Sail Race Seminar March 7

Birthday Night March 13

Rain Gutter Regatta March 21

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Winter on the Dock 2015

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Members: WOW! It’s March already! I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the Season to

begin. It’s right around the corner now! Opening day is Saturday, May 2nd

(It’s always the

first Saturday in May). See the flyer in this edi%on for ge&ng your ad in the Booklet this

year and for tenta%ve Opening Day schedule. Proceeds from the Booklet help defray the

cost of the opening day fes%vi%es. It is also the one of the two %mes a year that you can

adver%se your business to other club members. The other way is to post an ad on the bul-

le%n board outside the restrooms at the club. One of the best events at our club happened last night. It was the Murder Mystery di-

rected by Jus�ne Roecker. As always, it was sold out! It was truly hilarious. Chef Ernie

and his staff out did themselves. The food and service were outstanding! See the pictures

in this edi%on to see what a great event this was. This month, look forward to the Three Sheets to the Wind Raingu�er Rega�a! This year

this event is being organized by the Junior Sailing Parents to benefit Junior Sailing. Please

bring your family and friends to enjoy this fun, family friendly evening. Several flyers have

come out recently. Look for more updates and announcements in your email and a flyer in

this edi%on. Vice Commodore Bob Gamble’s commi5ee has been working hard to get the Sailing Camp

organized for this season. MUCH progress has been made. Online registra%on opened to-

day! Please get your children or grandchildren signed up quickly. Spots go fast. See Bob’s

ar%cle in this edi%on for more details. We have had 2 changes to the board recently. Mike Wagner has stepped down from the

BOG to focus his a5en%on on the Jr Racing Commi5ee. Jeff Ronald has graciously accept-

ed the Sail Program Chair Posi%on. Look for his interview in the April Waterline. R/C Tim Weidman has decided, for personal reasons, to step down as our Rear Commo-

dore. I want to thank Tim for all his hard work as Fleet Captain and for his accomplish-

ments as our Rear Commodore with highly successful birthday nights and a completed cal-

endar. F/C Paul Miller has moved up to the Rear Commodore Posi%on and will be se-

lec%ng an Assistant Fleet Captain shortly. Since Paul had already completed his cruise

schedule, the Assistant Fleet will carry out his plan. We will be recrui%ng a new Fleet Cap-

tain for the 2016 season, so if you are interested or know someone who would be, please

contact IPC Rick Hanson with your sugges%ons at ricksailcnc@hotmail.com. The list of

board members and their contacts is below.

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Kyle Hanson, our new Keelboat Race Chair has scheduled a UK sailing seminar on March

7th. If you plan to a5end please let me know ASAP! He already has 40 par%cipants so reser-

va%ons are %ght! (See the included flyer for more informa%on) You can contact Kyle at:

khanson364@yahoo.com.

A $50 Capital/Maintenance Fee was established at the Annual General Mee%ng in October.

This fee can be offset by credits for volunteerism at work days or by working on specific club

needs such as webmaster. This fee will be invoiced in July. Since this is a new program, quali-

fying ac%vi%es are s%ll being set. If you have already contributed by working on work day or

in some other way you believe should count toward this fee, please contact IPC Rick Hanson

to document your eligibility. Hope to see you around the club! Suzanne Braun Commodore

TitleTitleTitleTitle Name email

Commodore Suzanne Braun Braun53@verizon.net

Vice Commodore Bob Gamble rcgamble@hotmail.com

Rear Commodore Paul Miller pcmiller0124@gmail.com

Fleet Captain OPEN

IPC Rick Hanson ricksailscnc@hotmail.com

Secretary Chip DiLoreto chipdiloreto@yahoo.com

Treasurer Ron Roecker rhroecker@yahoo.com

Administrator Bob Brechter brechter@verizon.net

Bldgs & Grounds Glenn Davis gandmdavis@yahoo.com

Dock Master Dave Brzezowski dbrzezowski@comcast.net

Finance Judy Herman judy_herman@comcast.net

Membership Judy Murray Judy.Murray@prufoxroach.com

Restaurant Barb Luloff bjluloff@gmail.com

Sail Program Jeff Ronald jeffaronald@gmail.com

Parliamentarian Tim DeHaan 6mndehaan@gmail.com

PC & Protocol Tom Herman Anamreh@comcast.net

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2015 Sail Camp registra�on will open on March 1st

Sessions run from June 22nd through August 13th

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Spaces are limited so book early to ensure a spot!

For course details please visit our website www.neryc.com

Register online

h p://neryc.com/pages/ac�vi�es/Junior_Sail/

summer_sail_camp_program.html

We are looking forward to another awesome summer of sailing fun

with your youngsters.

Junior Sail Program Director

campers@neryc.com

www.neryc.com

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Have you had dinner at NERYC lately?

Great Chef

Good food

Friends

Menu Sample

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Murder

Mystery

2015

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Waterline Ar6cle – Bob Gamble, V/C

Hello Members –

I have a confession to make, I am officially 6red of winter and I am now coun6ng down the days to our boa6ng season. Open-

ing Day is just 9 weeks away and I wake up each morning hoping the temperatures are warmer and the sun shines longer so I

can think about making headway on boat prepara6ons for the upcoming season. We do have a new member to our boa6ng

fleet, a 16 foot Bryant powerboat that we are currently performing a full makeover on in our garage. I suspect Vivian may have

go�en a winter boat picture to share.

Since our Change of Watch in November I have been your Vice Commodore for 4 months now and true to business repor6ng I

would like to provide a summary of noteworthy items that have been worked on over the past quarter while the Holidays and

the winter doldrums have passed.

While hard to believe our 85th

Commodore’s Ball was just 4 months ago where we had 91 guests a�ending from our mem-

bership and from 7 visi6ng clubs. Pictures of this event can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/107596229@N08/sets/72157649095915822/

Our club insurance has been reviewed with our insurance provider, John Doetzer, CEO of CIC Insurance, and we have up-

dated our policies so your club is adequately covered in the event of a catastrophic event. Worthy of no6ng is that our

docks are covered at a replacement cost of $1.7 million, we have over $75k of sailboat and powerboat assets and our

property consis6ng of our club house, 2 rental proper6es and dockage is valued at over $4.2m.

Our rela6onship with the University of Delaware Sailing team con6nues with a new group of UofD officers taking the helm

(see the new officer slate below). Worthy to note is that we are working in partnership with UofD Sailing on plans to

replace the floa6ng docks located at “B” dock with something more prac6cal and upscale. Designs and permits are in

process. This will allow the UofD Sailing team to u6lize a more effec6ve infrastructure to carry out sailing events at

our club and also will support NERYC’s Junior Sail and Learn to Sail program with needed space to operate from

Our rela6onship with the Coast Guard Auxiliary con6nues where they make a home at NERYC to conduct their monthly

mee6ngs. We are pleased to make available our facility and help promote and support their volunteer ac6vi6es on the

northern Chesapeake Bay.

Several Members helped out during our workday in January to knock out some small projects and ‘spiff’ up the club with

fresh paint. Walls were repaired, lots of pain6ng was done, doors were fixed, plumbing fixed, and the basement was

cleaned out and organized.

A Junior Sail Commi�ee was setup with the goal to establish a sustainable model for the club to operate under that does

not rely upon full 6me volunteers to carry out the work across the Learn to Sail and Junior Sail Program. Over the past

several weeks the commi�ee has met weekly and has made excellent progress collabora6ng as a team to organize the

work, iden6fy and own tasks necessary be executed and has opened registra6on to the public on February 26th

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The commi�ee is made up of members Mary Schorse, Julie Co�age, Sharlene Wilkins, Chris Ronald, Jeff Ronald,

Dave Brzezowski, Rick Hanson, Paul Miller, Susanne Braun, and myself. And the leadership in each area is

broken out as follows:

Interview Team – Jeff Ronald (Junior Sail Chair) with assistance from Mary Schorse and Julie Co�age

Registra6on Process: Mary Schorse with assistance from Julie Co�age and Tina Web

Fleet Maintenance/Prepara6on, Engines and Dinghy’s: Dave Brzezowski with assistance from several

volunteer members

Comar Regula6ons – Paul Miller with assistance from Chris Ronald and Jus6ne Roecker

Website Content Updates – Julie Co�age with assistance from Bob Molloy

Other members who are helping across various areas include Kyle Hanson, Rick Hanson, Tina Webb, Judy Murray

and Greg Shriver. You will find details of ac6vi6es and accomplishments of this commi�ee and extended vol-

unteers in in my BOG Vice Commodore Reports.

So it has been a busy 4 months from the Vice Commodore perspec6ve. You will undoubtedly see from other reports and ar6-

cles that there are a lot of ac6vi6es going on at NERYC and we are well posi6oned to open our 2015 Season.

Looking forward and in prepara6on for Opening day, we have a workday on April 18th. However, I will be organizing special

work events in March to specifically cover a couple of big 6cket items that require a�en6on below:

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Remove Carpet from Office Area and replace with new carpet - volunteer

Update Bathroom near Boardroom to make into a Bride usable / repair wall, paint, drape backdrop or take 6le off and paint

– volunteer/contract plumber

Kitchen sink faucet replacements (3x) - resolve why water is not flowing to back right sink.

Evaluate inoperable wash sink in kitchen dishwashing area (faucet) and possibly rebuild the faucet from the bar to use here

or determine if current faucet is repairable volunteer / contract plumber

Remove old washer from the basement assessable thru the burgee lounge – volunteer

Patched drywall in hall by Chef’s office needs to be painted - volunteer

Gain access to aQc and evaluate exhaust fan and AC unit in upper part of club – volunteer/contract ac person

Please contact me directly if you can assist with any of the above items. Stay tuned for a date.

It is no secret that the core of our club’s success comes from the many volunteers who work together and contribute 6me, ener-

gy and talent. Thanks for your con�nued support in all that we do.

May we have fair winds, inexpensive fuel and a winter that ends soon.

Happy Boa6ng!

Bob Gamble

V/C NERYC

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The clubs nomina�ng commi ee is star�ng to ramp up their

Board of Governors recruitment process. While is it is a li le

early to know exactly what posi�ons will become available we

know we will have a few posi�ons that need filling. The 2015

nomina�ng commi ee members are Rick Hanson, Darlene

Hamlin, George Braun, Brian Fuchs and Viv Molloy. If you

might have an interest please reach out to anyone of us or any

Board member for more informa�on. We would be happy to

talk to you about the various posi�ons and the responsibili�es

of being a board member. For anyone that thinks it might be

too big of a commitment please don’t let that get in the way of

asking a few ques�ons. The Board has found that if we work

together as a team the posi�ons become manageable.

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Birthdays

1 Jimmie Krapf

2 Woody Fogg

3 Sean O'Neill

6 E-Be�e Shidler

10 Nigel Veater

11 Mike Lynch

12 Michael Hamlin

12 Dick Painter

13 Mary Adair

13 Chuck Kohlermann

14 Kelly Lord

15 John Murray

17 Joan Sweet

20 Bob Stone

21 Linda DiLorto

21 Joe Volpe

24 Dave Andrews

24 Laurie Painter

24 Sharlene Wilkins

25 Jon Fowler

26 Tamara Rogan

29 Ruth Cameron

31 Tom Herman

Anniversaries

9 Chris & Lisa O'Brien

11 Mike & Mary Lynch

15 Peter & Cheryl Opsahl

19 Paul & Laura Miller

22 Joe & Elaine Gwiazdowski

22 Steven & Melody Stanhope

Free Drink

For

Celebrants

William Johnson

New Member

Dinner

And

Dancing

March 13, 2015

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Along the NERYC Docks & Moorings………………..

Well, I do not know about all of you but I’ve had enough of winter and the cold weather. There was a 6me when I was younger

I actually looked forward to winter and the crisp cold air and accompanying snow but now that I have a boat I am wai6ng for

the spring thaw and I say enough is enough!! I am looking forward to images such as this view from Sand Island towards Fishing

Ba�ery Island I took last spring:

If you haven’t started thinking about geQng your boat ready for launch this spring, now is the 6me to start. Here is a boat

spring6me prepara6on checklist I found on the BoatUS website:

Getting Started

If necessary, reinstall batteries. Top up lead acid batteries with distilled water. Fully charge batteries.

Clean, tighten electrical connections, especially terminals of battery cables. Coat battery terminals with insu-

lating film of grease, or apply protective battery terminal spray.

Open and close seacocks; handles should move freely. Hoses should be double-clamped with stainless-

steel hose clamps. Replace any that look rusted.

Inspect the raw-water intake strainer to be sure it has not cracked, and is clean and free of corrosion.

Make sure the strainer's top fits snugly.

Check running lights. Clean/tighten connections or replace bulbs to assure that all are operating proper-

ly.

Check VHF and GPS antenna connections by disconnecting and spraying with moisture-displacing lubri-

cant, then reconnect and test.

Look for indications of leaking at trim cylinders and hoses as well as at hydraulic steering pumps and

rams. Replace the O-ring or gasket if leaking.

Make sure the stuffing box or shaft seal is completely dry when the boat is at the dock.

Inspect portlights, hatches, and deck fittings for dirty or displaced caulking, water trails, dirt, and green

corrosion, any of which signals a leak that needs to be re-caulked.

Test bilge pump and high-water switches and alarms.

Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, LPG and gasoline fume detector.

Check flares (expiration date) and fire extinguishers (charge), and replace/ recharge as necessary.

Check and service safety gear such as life jackets, and MOB gear.

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Boats Ashore

Inspect props for dinging, pitting, and distortion. Make sure cotter pins are secure. Grip the prop and try

moving the shaft — if it's loose, the cutlass bearing may need to be replaced.

Replace plastic fittings near the waterline with bronze or Marelon.

Inspect the anodes on the shaft, outdrive, and trim tabs. Replace any that are close to half-deteriorated.

Check to make sure the rudderstock hasn't been bent.

After the boat is launched, be sure to inspect around the rudder and all thru-hulls for leaks, and check the

stuffing box while underway to make sure there is a steady drip.

Outdrives and Outboards

Check outdrive bellows for cracks and tears (look especially in the folds).

Check hydraulic trim fluid. If you didn't change it last fall, change it now.

Check lower-unit lube level. Creamy oil indicates water (and a bad seal). Many manufacturers recom-

mend changing the oil every year.

Engines and Related Systems

Flexible gasoline lines should say "USCG Approved, J1527." Replace any that don't.

Are fuel hoses supple, with no cracks, bulges, or soft spots? Do the lines smell like gasoline (wipe the

lines with a clean rag and then smell the rag)? Did you also use a rag to detect odors at connections?

Cooling hoses should fit snugly and be solidly clamped.

Replace any hose clamps that show signs of corrosion.

Replace fuel filters.

Clean or replace the air filter.

Change engine oil unless done in the fall (preferable). Check fluid levels: transmission, hydraulic steering

fluid, and coolant.

Check belts for tension and wear.

Check raw-water and freshwater pumps for seepage, which indicates a gasket needs to be replaced.

Replace raw-water impellers if they are more than a year old.

Examine exhaust manifolds for signs of corrosion and water seepage that indicate blockage. If you sus-

pect a problem, remove the manifold.

Replacing the (inexpensive) gaskets at the heat exchanger every year helps prevent corrosion at the

housing and also lets you look for gunk that can clog the stacks.

Test bilge blower and inspect hose.

Inspect outer jacket of cables for cracks and swelling, either of which indicates the cable must be re-

placed. Use waterproof grease at the ends.

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Sailboat Rigging

Inspect swage fittings for rust and cracks. Running rigging should be supple and free of chafe.

Run a rag over stays and shrouds to find "fishhooks" that indicate the wire needs to be replaced.

Ensure that spreaders bisect the shrouds. Ends should be protected to prevent chafe.

Remove tape at turnbuckles and lubricate threads (preferably with Teflon).

Run a water hose over chain plates to check for leaks. Look for rust streaks inside and out. If necessary,

remove them and re-caulk.

Important Club / Docks dates to keep in mind:

• Sunday March 8th

– Daylight Savings Time begins!

• March 15th

– Marina / Slips open for 2015 season!!

ο Water / Marine Pump Out service will be restored to docks (weather permiQng)

ο Saturday March 28th

(bad weather date Saturday April 4th

) - Target day for mooring install

ο Will put out no6ce for barge work crew when date is closer.

April 18th

– Spring Clean Up Day / Workday

Well, that is all I have for now. If anyone has any ques6ons please feel free to email me at dbrzezowski@comcast.net or call me

at 610-308-8708.

Thank you all.

Dave Brzezowski – NERYC Dock Master

Outside Bathrooms

Key for 2015

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Do YOU love Facebook?

NERYC is in dire need of a member who would enjoy posting photos and club news each week. If you are already on Facebook most days,

why not help publicize club happen-ings at the same time?

For more information, contact

Membership Chair Judy Murray at

Judy.murray@foxroach.com

or 215-859-3250.

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Chesapeake Bay Magazine Best of Bay

Yearly Survey

Each year the Chesapeake Bay Magazine runs a survey to name towns, restaurants, marinas and more as the

BEST OF THE BAY.

Go to Chesapeake Bay Magazine Survey

Vote: North East River

Yacht Club

Best Small Marina

In the North Bay

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Upcoming Events

April 12 Open House

Watch for more information

April 18 Work Day

Mark your calendar to come help

April 24—26 Shake Down Cruise

Tidewater Marina in Havre de Grace

May 2 Opening Day

See Page 16 and 17

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