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The Scuttlebutt - April, 2003 Return To Newsletters Volume XLIX, Issue 6
Springtime means April showers and May flowers, it also means get ready for the MCC Opening Day/Flag raising event. This event and the annual Commodore’s Ball are two of the most enjoyable affairs our members can attend. It would be nice to see all of you at Sparrows Point CC on Saturday, May 10th from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Bring the kids, family and friends. Opening Day is a no cost affair and everyone is invited. Start your day with a continental breakfast, complements of the Maryland Cruising Club. Some of you may ask: “What is an MCC Opening Day?” In the most simplistic sense, on Opening Day we come together as a club and with friends and guests, celebrate the start of a new boating season. On a larger perspective, it is a day when we come together in recognition and appreciation of our good fortune, to celebrate our love of boating and the water, to renew our commitment to the continued success of or club, and to recognize our fellow members who volunteer to lead and represent MCC as officers and board members. As befits a tradition, a formal ceremony, beginning at 10:30 am, will be conducted during which our current officers, our princess and our past officers are recognized, and, visiting officers from sister clubs and their princesses are welcomed. This affirms our bonds and friendships with numerous others around the Bay who share in our enjoyment of boating and good fellowship. The Queen of the Chesapeake, and possibly the Queen of the Delaware River Yachtsmen’s League, will attend as symbols and ambassadors of the 135 CBYCA member clubs. At the end of the program we will draw the name of the “Winner Take All, $500 Jackpot!” The Commodore Balls have come to an end for this year. It was a pleasure to attend the numerous Balls on behalf of the club. For First Lady Rosalie and myself, we thank you for the honor, the trust and responsibility to have participated in the Balls as your leader, symbol and ambassador. - Como Donald Antos Vice Commodore Report
Our next event will be the 7th Annual Parkinson’s Disease Walk-A-Thon. Please plan on attending. The fliers and information about the walk has been in the Scuttlebutt. The Host Club is Eastern Yacht Club where registration will start at 8:00 AM and the Walk will begin at 9:30 AM. The walk is a 5K (3.2 mile) walk that will take the walkers to Sue Haven for a short visit and then on to Crescent Yacht Club. Transportation will be provided back to Eastern Yacht Club where lunch will be provided. If you want to want to help, come early and we will put you to work but don’t forget to bring your pledge sheets. All proceeds go to Johns Hopkins Parkinson’s Disease Research so please plan on attending.. Opening Day will soon be upon us. Please don’t forget to solicit ads for our Opening Day Book. Members ads can be sent to P/C Betty Stahler and Business ads can be sent to Commodore Don Antos. If you haven’t been to an Opening Day, please come out to see what it’s all about. As last year, we will be serving light breakfast fare before the ceremony with Bloody Mary’s served by that dynamic duo of Marie Frizzell and Walter Brown. You need to be there just to taste their Bloody Mary’s. Did someone say “Party”? Please come out and join us. I just know you will have a good time. - V/C Dottie Murray April, 2003
Schedule of Events 04/02 —Board Meeting, 7:30 PM to be held at Bayside Floors04/14—Deadline to call for Dinner Meeting Reservations. Contact E/C P/C Brian Hunt For dinner reservations (bhunt@cablespeed.com) 04/18—April General Membership Meeting—7:00 PM. Contact E/C P/C Brian Hunt For dinner reservations (bhunt@cablespeed.com) 04/26—Shake Down Cruise Raft Out in Curtis Creek. Contact F/C Joanie R idnour (jridnour@comdt.uscg.mil) for reservations.Access The CBYCA Web Site for Sister Club Activities: http://www.cbyca.org Fleet Captain Report
SHAKEDOWN CRUISE Spring is here. So far 7 boats will be rafting up on the Shakedown Cruise on April 26. This is also Marley’s Opening Day. Their Shrimp Feast is being held that night for $25 each, and I only have 1 seat left. You don’t have to be part of the raft-up to go to the Opening or the Shrimp Feast, but if you decide to raft-up, Chris Brettschneider promises to dinghy us back and forth. You would be wise to let me know ASAP if you want to be part of the raft-up or the Shrimp Feast. Your checks should be written to Marley Boat Club and mailed to me by April 12. I am planning on serving a surprise breakfast on Sunday. All you need to supply is your coffee. TILGHMAN ISLAND MARINA Five boats have signed up for our Cruise to Tilghman Island with Ventnor Yacht Club on July 11-13. You can stay one or two nights. The cost is $1.50 per foot and the electric cost is $5 for 30 amp and $10 for 50 amp. Friday night you are on your own for dinner. Saturday night you can participate in a crab feast—let me know by the first part of June. I understand the crabs will be sold at cost. I called the marina, and they said they can accommodate 3 more boats if anyone is interested. Let me know ASAP. CASTLE HARBOR MARINA Three boats have signed up for our Cruise to beautiful Kent Island on 9-10 August. The cost is $1.50 a foot and the electric cost is $6 a plug. We can check in any time on Saturday and leave any time on Sunday. I am reserving the pavilion so we can have a brunch on Sunday. We can take a ferry to a restaurant for dinner for a cost of approximately $6 per person round trip on Saturday night or maybe we can all pile on someone’s boat and go out to dinner. Who wants to volunteer to be the captain for the evening? MILES RIVER YACHT CLUB Cruise to beautiful St. Michaels on August 30-September 1. Info will follow in a future Scuttlebutt. - Fleet Captain Joanie Ridnour Fleet Surgeon Report - Health Hoaxes This has become big business and there’s more at stake than the dollars and cents that we spend on them. Most of them are worthless gadgets. Here are 5 that you should definitely stay away from.
- V/C Dottie Murray Sick & Welfare If you know of anyone who has been ill, please contact Fleet Surgeon Sharon Rebbel so she can send a card and we can post the information in the Scuttlebutt! Glad to hear that Dick Sulcer is feeling much better after his hospital stay. When you ask Dick Sulcer how he’s doing he would always say, "I'm overworked, under paid, my martinis too warm and I'm not getting enough". That’s exactly what I heard when I called to see how he was doing. Some things never change. Continued get well wishes to Libbie Eastburn. We are all very happy to hear that your surgery went well and that you are on the road to recovery. If you get a chance, give Libbie a call or send a card. I’m sure that she will enjoy hearing from you. Ivy Broscoe is back in the hospital again. This time with a bout of pneumonia. Get well Ivy. We don’t know what kind of trouble George is getting into while you’re away. Please keep all of our members in your thoughts and prayers. - V/C Dottie Murray Birthdays & Anniversaries Congratulations to Everyone who is celebrating a special day this month! Birthdays 04/18—Barbara Nazmack 04/18—James Milner 04/25—P/C Jerry Troy 04/27—Larry Damour 04/29—Ron Rebbel 05/01—Sheila Summers 05/05—P/C Gus Kaminaris 05/10—Shirley Poling 05/12—Robert Lindgren 05/13—George McManus, Sr Anniversaries 04/18— Treas Pat & Kent Alpaugh 04/28—Donald & Pamela Kaelber 05/07—P/C Gus & Fannie Kaminaris 05/09—Steve & Sheila Wurst -V/C Dottie Murray Scuttlebutt On The Web More and more people are viewing their Scuttlebutt on the Web! Periodically, I look at the site statistics on Geocities.com and I am amazed at the number of hits we are getting on our little site. I’m still looking for someone to take over maintenance of the web site for when Brian and I leave for southern waters in November. Please remember, that all you can do to help our little club is most appreciated. I will be happy to train my replacement on updating the web site. It’s very easy and just takes about an hour each month to get the Scuttlebutt updated and accessible for web viewing and a few hours each year to update the Officers, cruising & meeting schedules! Please contact me if you are interested in this job. - P/C Pamela Hunt PS: Sec Bev Madden is taking over roster maintenance! Opening Day Program Book Maryland Cruising Club will be celebrating our 49th opening day ceremonies on May 10, 2003. We are in the process of compiling our Opening Day Program Book. As members of MCC, you are given discounted prices for advertising. Please support your club by placing an advertisement. See flyer in this Scuttlebutt for prices and sizes. If you would like help in creating an ad, please call me. - P/C Betty Stahler 410-437-5448 Need an Opening Day Ad Order Form? Click Here Bull & Oyster Roast On Friday, April 4, 2003, half of our club membership got together at Columbus Gardens and partied the night away! Along with half of our memberships were all of their friends and family for a total of about 300 people who gathered together to eat, drink, and be merry! The evening was highlighted with many lovely gifts that were set out at the Silent Auction as well as the Prize Wheel. Most of these gifts were given an appealing presentation with the help of Pat Brettschneider, artist and craftswoman extraordinaire. The Big Six Wheel was once again manned by our P/C “Big” Mike Murray who, with his band of merry men, managed to wheedle away about $525 from the willing patrons! Duane Skinner managed the Prize Wheel, and along with his Prize Elves, netted $617. He also brought home $300 by treating 2 unsuspecting patrons to $150 each by selling 60 “lay downs” per game—many of which were sold by Pat Brettschneider’s sister Barbara (you may remember Barbara as the clown at a recent Walk-A-Thon—sshhh, don’t tell the kids her secret)! The Silent Auction, manned by Pat Brettschneider pulled at the purse strings of the many “shoppers” in attendance and brought home $804, sending the shoppers home satisfied as they took away their newly purchased items, most of which were donated by our fellow members! The “Winner’s Choice” raffle, which netted $448.50, was won by none other than P/C Gus Kaminaris who selected the TV/DVD Combo. Our very own P/P—P/Q Katie Murray and her friend Ryan spent the evening selling tickets and the last minute tickets were walked around by Pat’s sister Barb to be sure that no one was missed! In the absence of our Princess Laura (who had SATs the next day) P/Q—P/P Katie drew the winning ticket! Meanwhile, at the front door, Sec Beverly Madden, F/Surg Sharon Rebbel, and I pulled in about 300 people. Brian’s daughter, Jeanine Hunt, brought home $99 after selling “Pop-Opens”. She had several happy $10 & $25 winners! Once everyone had arrived, we closed up shop at the front door and began pulling ticket stubs for door prizes. About 50 door prizes were pulled, tagged, and set on the “Winner’s Table” for pick up by the patrons! People were everywhere that evening—some chit-chatting at their table, some viewing the items on the Silent Auction, some trying their luck at the Prize Wheel or the Big Six Wheel, some dancing, and still others perusing the Winner’s Table in hopes of seeing their name there! All of the gifts were gone by the end of the evening so everyone must have hit the table and gotten their booty! All in all, it was one fun night, with something for everyone and we managed to make $4,133.33 for the club. Many, many thanks to everyone who helped, everyone who brought friends and family to fill the tables, and everyone who made the evening a special, fun event for MCC! If you were there—many thanks for coming and helping to spread good cheer! If you missed it, plan on attending next year (scheduled for April 2, 2004)! We promise you just as much (if not more) fun! Uniform Of The Day! The uniform of the day, effective 4/03/03 to 5/10/03 will be Black and White (Salt and Pepper). If you plan to be in uniform at the Bull Roast, wear Salt & Pepper. We will wear Salt & Pepper up to and thru MCC Opening Day. In other words, we will wear Salt & Pepper on Opening Day. Following Opening Day we will go to a white uniform. - Como Donald Antos Officer Highlight - B/M Al Freedman Editor's Note: In an effort to familiarize members with each other, each month, the Scuttlebutt will highlight and profile either a member or an officer of the club. Be sure to say hello to them when you see them on a cruise!
After being thrown out of Paul Jr. High School, and every other school in DC, and being caught putting sugar in our neighbor’s gas tank, my parents had had enough. I was advised that I was going to be shipped off to Military School. I said, “Does that mean I will be able to fight the Nazis?” “Sure”, my mother said, “as long as you can do it from Virginia!” Off to Fork Union Military Academy I went. Being the only Jew in the Academy, I got into a fight almost every day, and they finally put me on the Boxing Team where I compiled a stunning record of one win and thirty losses. Since I had never run away from home, my parents did. I found them, however, when I returned from the Academy, living in Silver Spring. I spent two years at Montgomery Blair High School, had a few odd jobs, then decided to join the Army. I was sent to Germany for two years, but by the Nazi’s were gone. I completed my education in the Army and received an Honorable Discharge (surprise) then attended and graduated from the New York Institute of Photography. I also hold a fifty ton coast guard Masters License. Since 1964, I have been a manufacturers representative and owner of a chain of retail stores. In 1984, we closed all stores but one. Betty and I live aboard our 44-foot trawler at Maryland Yacht Club. Parkinson's Disease Walk-A-Thon
At the present there is no specific test for Parkinson. However, the typical symptoms and a physical exam are almost always enough to make a diagnosis. The first signs of the disease are mild tremors of a hand, arm or leg, in that order (Janet Reno). The tremors are aggravated by stress or fatigue and are pronounced when your body is at rest. There is less tremor when you are reaching for something or moving about and almost none while sleeping (Michael J. Fox). Over time, you develop rigidity and tenseness of the muscles, which leaves them stiff and you are able to move only slowly and with difficulty. Your face may become expressionless, the voice low and monotonous, with halting speech or slur ( Muhammad Ali). Parkinson‘s sufferers also tend to shuffle; their steps are short; they keep their arms flexed at the waist and don’t swing them. Their balance is so bad that they often run when starting to walk so as not to fall. Their handwriting is small and hard to read. They may have trouble speaking, swallowing or sleeping. Many become seriously depressed, and about half end up demented in much the same way as one with Alzheimer’s. In the end, many are totally dependent on a caregiver. You can help with the ongoing research. Please fill out the Pledge Form that is enclosed in this month’s SCUTTLEBUTT, obtain those pledges and join us for the walk on April 13—checks should be made out to “Parkinson’s Disease Center”. If you are unable to attend, please send your pledges to V/C Dottie Murray. If you plan to attend, please plan on bringing a side dish to supplement the hot dogs that we are serving for lunch. We’ve always had fun at this event and done something good for our community in the meantime. P/C Pamela Hunt plans on bringing her Karaoke equipment so that we’ve got plenty of singing and dancing to go around. Please plan to participate! Thank you in advance for your support. - Como Donald Antos Need A Pledge Form to Begin Collecting Your Pledges? Click Here The Choking Gourmet Last weekend Betty & I attended the DRYL (Delaware River Yachtsmen’s League) Ball in Philadelphia, honoring their President Bob Bocock and Lady Debby. As always, when we attend anything in Philadelphia, we are treated like family. This ball was no exception. On our way back from Philadelphia Sunday morning, we met up with the past commodore’s from 1996 (better known as “The 96 ers”) at Annie’s Steak House on Kent Island for their brunch. The brunch cost $15.95 or $14.95 if you are a senior. Just about everything you could imagine was on their buffet. I spent most of my time going back to the lox & bagel tray. There was even a piano player playing music to dine by. I would strongly recommend Annie’s for brunch some Sunday morning when the weather is too nasty to be working on your boat. * * * * * * * * * *
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- B/M Al Freedman Boating Tip Of The Month - Passing Boats In The Waterway Editor’s Note: If you have a great boating tip that you would like to share with the rest of the club, please submit it for publication to V/C Dottie Murray at dmurrayqm@hotmail.com On our waterways, boats traveling faster than 10 knots will often encounter sailboats or displacement speed trawlers traveling at six to eight knots in the same direction. Slowing to one knot faster than these displacement speed vessels causes huge wakes, usually the maximum wake possible, and passing at these speeds is almost sure to cause Aunt Maude to fly off the copilot seat and land in a heap on deck. It makes sense to learn how to minimize the roll and the time lost in the exercise. There is a great and relatively painless way for each party to make it through this evolution and it surprises me how many people just don’t know how to pass or be passed. It definitely takes both skippers to be involved for it to work. The boat being overtaken moves over to the side of the channel and slows down to a speed, which allows steerage (say 4 knots). The overtaking vessel comes off plane and slows to a speed of 5 knots, passing as far to the other side of the channel as possible. When the overtaking vessel pulls past the slower vessel, the slower vessel turns sharply into the center of the channel and then returns to a proper course after the faster vessel’s reduced wake passes. Both boats can then resume their safe operating speeds. For this to happen as casually as described requires knowledge and experience on the parts of both skippers. Usually, the overtaking boat will sound a passing signal (one short blast if intending to pass on the starboard side, two if intending to pass on the port side) or contact the slower boat by radio (VHF Channel 13 is the ship to ship communication channel). When acknowledging by horn or radio, the overtaken vessel should slow down and slide to the agreed side while the faster vessel slows way down and moves over in the other direction. If it’s not all right to pass, the slower vessel must sound five short blasts, the danger signal, and the overtaking boat should drop back until clear. - Credit Marlowe Marine The April Meeting will be held on April 18, 2003 at Sparrows Point Country Club The menu will consist of House Salad Chicken Piccata or Flounder Piccata Rice Pilaf Vegetable Du Jour Rolls, Butter, Coffee & Tea Chef’s Dessert Du Jour Don’t forget to contact E/C P/C Brian Hunt 410-255-3120 bhunt@cablespeed.com no later than Monday April 14, 2003 for reservations ***** If you leave a message or email, please be sure to leave your meal selection *****
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Commodore Report
The Annual MCC Bull and Oyster Roast is now history and if you missed it,
shame on you. There was great food, lots of fun, games and good music. It was a
party and a half and P/C Pam Hunt and Pat Brettschneider spent a great deal of
time in the planning and organization of this event. Thanks Pat and Pam for all
the effort that you put into making this a successful evening. A very special
thanks to your committees who stepped up to the challenge.
PLEASE
READ BELOW ABOUR OUR CRUISES. I WILL HAVE SIGN-UP SHEETS AT OUR GENERAL MEETINGS
AT SPARROW’S POINT COUNTRY CLUB. LET’S HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
I was born in 1934 (which
makes me slightly younger than dirt), in NW, Washington, DC. After failing
Kindergarten, I was transferred to Rudolph Elementary School where I failed
every subject except music. I was then sent to Paul Jr. High School, where I met
and dated Past Commodore (of Belvedere Yacht Club) Kathy MaClear’s mother! I
keep telling Kathy that I could be her father, but that’s another story.
Sunday,
April 13th is the 7th Annual Parkinson’s Disease Walk-A-Thon”
fund raising event. Proceeds for this event go to the Parkinson Research Center
at Johns Hopkins. Some of you may have a family member or a friend with this
disease and know something about it. I suspect most of you have seen Michael J.
Fox, Janet Reno or Muhammad Ali on television and noticed the impact of this “neurodegenerative”
affliction. It affects about one in every 1000 people over 40, and 1% of
everyone over 65. The average age of onset is about 57.
