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The Scuttlebutt - June, 2003 Volume XLIX, Issue 8 Return To Newsletters
Commodore Report
Well, another Opening Day has come and gone but this year will not be soon forgotten. We had the chairs set up, the podium and PA humming, the breakfast table replete with the best selection of eats – real breakfast food- and folks on hand. Then, it started to rain, rained a little harder and after 35 minutes there was little to debate. About 15 minutes before start time, I had to cancel our celebration. The inside of the Sparrows Point CC was not available, people were wet and feeling the effect of the cold weather and the sky looked unforgiving. We do not intend to reschedule the 2003 Opening Day. My thanks to all the hardy people who showed up in the rain. This turn of events this year will give the Board something to mull over before next year. We may consider rental of a canvas fly (at probably $500 and up) or simply moving the Opening Day celebration to a new location, one that would offer the option of going indoors in the case of adverse weather. Several of our sister clubs have approached me offered their facilities to MCC for next year’s Opening Day. While on this subject, I wish to thank the people who served on the following committees: Event Co-Chairs P/C Brian Hunt and V/C Dottie Murray , Master of Ceremonies Chaplain Fred Levitan, National Anthem P/C Mike Murray, Officer Registration P/C Betty Stahler and P/C Darlene Sauer, Raffles P/C Pam Hunt and Pat Brettschneider, Officer Refreshments Walter Brown and Ed Bruette, Princess Gifts Sec. Beverly Madden and P/C Darlene Sauer, Program Book P/C Pamela Hunt and Lou Sauer, Ads Betty Stahler, Bloody Marys Walter Brown and Marie Frizzell, Photography B/M Al Freedman, Food Chairs Beverly Madden and P/C Darlene Sauer, Princess Refreshments Louie Sauer, Docking F/C Joanie Ridnour, Officer Lineup P/Q Katie Murray, Cannon P/C Chris Brettschneider, Flowers Pat Brettschneider, and Chairs Troy Brooks. There are probably other people who deserve to be recognized but due to the confusion of the day, I apologize if you were overlooked. My sincere thanks to all. The cancellation of Opening Day not withstanding, I do wish the MCC membership to know Rosalie and I have had a wonderful year and we now look forward to boating with you on the Bay. - Commodore Donald Antos Uniform Of The Day: WHITES Vice Commodore Report “Fine Weather for Ducks!” The “Mighty MCC Ducks” were out in force for Maryland Cruising Club’s Opening Day. Although the ceremonies were cancelled due to the rainy weather, it did not dampen our spirits. We had great food and fantastic Bloody Marys. Thanks to Princess Laura who was dressed in her finest in anticipation of a break in the rain. Well, there is always next year! Congratulations to our Princess Laura for a great job at the “Queen of the Chesapeake Pageant”. Although all the ceremonies were held inside and a limited number of people were able to view the Pageant, we heard that Laura represented MCC in fine fashion. A “Princess Reception” was held aboard the Screwie Louie II which culminated with a “Champagne Toast” and kudos for our Princess. We will be searching for another special young lady who would be willing to take on the challenge of being MCC’s Princess. She will have the privilege of representing the club for our 50th Anniversary. The pay is not too good but the experience is worth a million of memories. An application is enclosed that contains additional details. The cruising season is upon us so if you are interested in any of the cruises listed in the Scuttlebutt, please contact Fleet Captain Joanie for more information. I hope to see you all this summer at some of our sister club openings or cruising the bay. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY SUMMER - V/C Dottie Murray June, 2003
Schedule of Events 06/04—Board Meeting, 7:30 PM to be held at 06/13—Bodkin Yacht Club Opening Weekend Cruise. Contact F/C Joanie Ridnour for dockage. 05/30—Cruise to Maryland Yacht Club Opening Day. Contact P/C Darlene Sauer (410-591-8838, screwielouie1@juno.com) Access The CBYCA Web Site for Sister Club Activities: http://www.cbyca.org Fleet Captain Report PLEASE READ BELOW ABOUR OUR CRUISES. SEND ME AN E-MAIL IF YOU WANT TO COME ALONG AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. TILGHMAN ISLAND MARINA Ten boats have signed up for our Cruise to Tilghman Island with Ventnor Yacht Club on July 11-13. The marina is full. If you are staying on a boat with a friend, please let me know if you will be going to the crab feast. CASTLE HARBOR MARINA Eight 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. The cost is $1.35 per foot. More information to follow. Bodkin Yacht Club Opening Weekend 13-15 June. Please let me know if you are going by boat and if you are staying 1 or 2 nights. Food will be available at a cost all weekend. There will be music (probably DJ) Friday night. There will be a horseshoe pitching competition on Saturday. Saturday night there will be a big party with live music. The Opening will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. I understand your club gets points for each night the boats stay over. In order to win the plaque, we need lots of MCC boats to stay all weekend!!!!! You will need to purchase script tickets starting Friday afternoon to pay for everything over the weekend. CRUISE SHORT NOTICE SPECIALS: Eastern Caribbean – Sail aboard the S/S Norway for a 7-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise. Sail roundtrip from Miami. Inside cabin from $299. Depart August 17. (HL3163) Hawaii Cruise and Air Inclusive - Package includes roundtrip air and a 7-day Hawaii cruise on the Norwegian Star. Sail roundtrip from Honolulu. Inside cabin from $1299. Depart August 17 and 24. (HL3165) Alaska – Sail aboard the Norwegian Sky for a 7-day Alaska Cruise. Sail roundtrip from Seattle. Inside cabin from $799. Depart July 26, August 9 and 30. (HL3166) Sail aboard the Carnival Destiny for a 7-day cruise from San Juan with air. Inside cabin from $759. Depart June 1 – August 3. (HL3169) Bermuda - Sail aboard Celebrity’s Horizon for a 7-night Bermuda Cruise. Sail roundtrip from New York. Outside cabin from $800. Depart June 14. - Fleet Captain Joanie Ridnour Support your club and wear your colors! Fleet Surgeon Report - A daily dose of the alcoholic beverage of your choice can help keep your arteries healthy and reduce the risk of heart disease or even death. New research shows wine, beer, and liquor are equally effective -- in moderation, of course -- in preventing stiff arteries, which can lower the risk of heart disease. Researchers say the findings show that many of the heart-healthy benefits of drinking alcohol aren't limited to red wine, but wine drinkers did experience a slight advantage over beer and hard liquor drinkers in at least one measure of heart disease risk. The study, presented at the Eighteenth Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in New York City, looked at the drinking habits of 684 healthy European men and women from six different counties. Researchers then compared the effects of moderate drinking, defined as no more than one glass of wine or beer or less than a shot of liquor per day, vs. abstaining on artery elasticity, which is an indicator of how well arteries respond to stress. The more stiff and less elastic an artery is, the more likely it is to cause trouble, such as trigger a heart attack or stroke. The study found that moderate drinkers had increased elasticity in both small and large arteries as well as lower heart rates compared with nondrinkers. Researcher Reuven Zimlichman, MD, chief of medicine and hypertension at Wolfson Medical Center and Tel Aviv University in Israel, says although the study was designed to look at drinking's effect on the arteries, finding a lower heart or pulse rate among moderate drinkers is also an important indicator of improved heart health. Zimlichman says the benefits of moderate drinking were similar across the different types of alcoholic beverages in all but one area. The study found beer and liquor drinkers had slightly higher blood pressure levels than wine drinkers. "In this case, wine had the advantage over beer and alcohol," says Zimlichman. "But the rise in blood pressure found among beer and alcohol drinkers was within normal limits." Beer drinkers had the highest blood pressure levels, followed by liquor and wine drinkers. But researchers say the differences between the three groups were small (within about 2-3 points) and may not be significant. Zimlichman says more than 90% of the people in the study who drank wine were red wine drinkers, and they were unable to compare the effects of red vs. white wine on artery health. - 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! It is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of Ivy Broscoe. Ivy was married to George Broscoe, Past Commodore MCC 1967. In 1967, Ivy was crowned Queen of Maryland Cruising Club and, in 1979, after completing the offices of Secretary and Vice President, Ivy became the President of the Women's Auxiliary, The First Mates. Ivy worked very hard for Maryland Cruising Club and was always willing to lend a helping hand. The Officers and Members of Maryland Cruising Club extend our deepest sympathy to George and Ivy's family. She will be greatly missed. Get well wishes go out to P/C Jim Poling who had a fight with a ladder. The ladder won and Jim suffered a broken heel and is wearing a cast up to the knee. So much for a great boating season. A speedy recovery goes out to our F/Surgeon Sharon Rebbel. Sharon has suffered a slipped disc and pinched nerve. Sharon, great opportunity for the family to wait on you for a change. Best wishes to the mother of Marilyn Zullo who recently had a heart attack. We hope that she is up and about real soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for Dennis Lunsford’s father. He was rushed to the hospital with a heart attack but is recovering slowly. Good news about P/C Pam Hunt's father, William Wharton. He is now out of the hospital and slowly recovering. We wish him well. Great to see Libbie Eastburn out partying. Your spirit and attitude Please keep all of our members and friends in your thoughts and prayers. - V/C Dottie Murray Fleet Chaplain Report I have a list of folks I know, all written in a book, and every now and then, I go and take a look. That is when I realize, these names they are a part, not of the book they’re written in, but taken from the heart. For each name stands for someone, who has crossed my path sometime, and in that meeting they have become, the reason and the rhyme. Although it sounds fantastic, for me to make this claim, I really am composed, of each remembered name. Although you’re not aware, of any special link, just knowing you has shaped my life, more than you can think. So please don’t think this greeting, as just a mere routine, your name was not forgotten, in between. For when I send a greeting, that is addressed to you, it is because you’re on the list, of folks I’m indebted to. So whether I have known you, for many days or few, In some ways you have had a part, in shaping things I do. I am but a total, of many folks I’ve met, you are a friend I would prefer, never to forget! * * * * * * * * * Plagiarized from Dennis Lunsford’s Retirement Sentiment—we should all think about! - Fleet Chaplain Fred Levitan New Members The following potential members have applied for Membership: They will be voted on during the next Board Meeting: David & Mary Ann Feinstein 1700 Bowleys Quarters Road Baltimore, MD 21220 410-332-4184 davef@arssupply.com “Illusion” Dave & Mary Ann are friends of P/C Darlene & Captain Louie Sauer and are very active in the 1510 Hatteras Club. Also please welcome: Lester Paul Miskimon, Jr. & Shirley Ann Miskimon 505 Trappe Road Lester & Shirley are friends of Leonard & Marilynn Zullo. Welcome to new members: Elaine & Russell Kirkoff who were voted in during the Board Meeting in June. We look forward to meeting all of these new members at future events. Wanted!
Fleet Review I know, the 2003 Cruising Season has just begun and we’re not even close to a Frostbite Cruise yet. But if you’re anything like us, your calendar gets filled up fast and I wanted to get a bid in for the weekend of September 27-28 for the MCC Annual Fleet Review Dinner, Dance, and Year in Review at Maryland Yacht Club. The Fleet Review is an honoring of the outgoing Commodore in appreciation of the work they have done. Details will be future issues of the Scuttlebutt, and will include a pier party on Saturday afternoon, dinner, a presentation of “The Year In Review”, and dancing that evening. We will also be awarding the “Busted Prop Award” to some lucky club member that evening and the laughs just go on and on. Breakfast on Sunday morning will be the treat of the Commodore and Vice Commodore and plan to join us for the Fleet Review to Commodore Donald on Sunday afternoon. Fleet Review weekend is loads of fun and we hope you can join us. Remember, hold the weekend of September 27-28 for a cruise to Maryland Yacht Club where the fun begins! And be sure to watch closely in future issues of the Scuttlebutt for more details—and how you can help! - P/C Pamela Hunt Web Site Lessons This past month, Commodore Donald, Vice Commodore Dottie, and Pat Brettschneider met at P/C Pam Hunt’s house for a lesson in Microsoft Front Page. For those of you who are not aware, Front Page is a software package that allows you to use common software tasks to create HTML code for Web Site creation and maintenance. The reason for the class was to provide information to potential web site developers on the highs and lows of maintaining the MCC Web Site. The lessons went well and the students are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to play with their newly found skills. There are web site developers in our club just waiting to get out. We may have found a few in Don, Dottie & Pat, but if anyone else is interested, please let me know and we’ll have another class! - P/C Pamela Hunt Scuttlebutt Articles I have been typesetting the Scuttlebutt for several years now, and I truly enjoy doing it. I have also taken on the responsibility of typesetting the articles for the Maryland Yacht Club Newsletter, “The Kedge Anchor”. As you can imagine, my email is chock full of articles for different months from different people for different articles. It is very difficult to keep them all straight, and be sure that I haven’t forgotten or misplaced any articles. Once I receive an email for an article, I typically store it in a folder—then check the folder when I’m doing the typesetting to be sure I haven’t left anything out. If the subject for your article is just “For newsletter” I’m never sure which newsletter, which month, and which article I’m adding—then I have to open up the email to check it. It would be so much easier to determine whether or not it has already been included if the information was in the subject line—I won’t have to open it up to check. Therefore, I am asking for everyone to follow a certain protocol when submitting their articles for publication. In the Subject Line, please put the following information: {Month} Scuttlebutt—XXX Article Some Examples: June Scuttlebutt—Commodore Report June Scuttlebutt—Sick & Welfare June Scuttlebutt—Choking Gourmet By using this approach, I can easily tell whether or not your article has been included in the appropriate month—and quickly put it in, in the event I’ve forgotten it. If you neglect to use this format, your article may get left out. Many thanks for your cooperation! - P/C Pamela Hunt Birthdays & Anniversaries Congratulations to Everyone who is celebrating a special day this month! Birthdays 06/18—Millie Sporer 06/19—Steve Wurst 06/23—Danny Abel 06/24—Cathy Cope 06/28—Kay Heiden 06/30—P/Princess Amanda Bishop 07/02—B/M Al Freedman 07/02—Louie Sauer 07/04—Joan Calvert 07/06—Diane James 07/10—Teddy Stephen 07/11—Duane Skinner 07/12—Cleve Potter Anniversaries 06/20—B/M P/C Chris & Pat Brettschneider 06/20—Cliff & Virginia Jackson 06/26—Robert & Cheryl Lindgren 07/01—David & Mary Ann Feinstein 07/07—Dion & Dianna Guthrie 07/07—F/C Joanie & Duane Skinner 07/12—Bud Myers & Penny Mattingly 07/13—Heidi & Kay Heiden 2003 Queen Of The Chesapeake Pageant One more weekend was plagued by the weather bug that has been with us all Spring and Summer. On Saturday, Maryland YC was most fortunate to squeeze in their Opening Day ceremony under very ominous clouds. On Sunday, the morning was greeted by a very strong wind that by mid-morning made it very clear that the Queen of the Chesapeake contest had to be held indoors, as indeed it ultimately was. A few years ago Maryland YC made a change in the structure of the contest. They now have the Princesses write a 10 page essay that forms the basis for a primary question asked of each Princess. This allows the girls to be more at ease as they are addressing a personal aspect of their life. It has resulted in better presentations by the girls. It has not made the decision making of the judges easier, but just the opposite. Also, it is most difficult to sit in audience and predict the ultimate outcome, Our MCC Princess Laura made an excellent presentation. In all, 17 girls competed for the crown. The new Queen is Crystal Guthrie of Otter Point Yacht Club. The first runner up was Jennifer Munroe of Kent Island Yacht Club. Kristy Schlueter of Bush River Yacht Club was the second runner up. It was a very close competition and congratulations to all the girls for a job well done. - Commodore Donald Antos Congratulations to our Princess Laura for a job well done. Congratulations to the new Queen of the Chesapeake Crystal Guthrie of Otter Point Yacht Club The Choking Gourmet It is my sad duty to tell you that our favorite Chinese restaurant/buffet, The Imperial, is no longer. Peter & Mae Wong sold their restaurant to a Vietnamese family and the place is now called Imperial Pho’ 36. We tried it but were not impressed. After they get their act together, we may try it again. On Sunday May 4th Betty and I attended Mount Vernon (Virginia) Yacht Club Commissioning (opening ) day Ceremony, and what a class act! They had the U.S.C.G. Drill team, the Mount Vernon Community Band , and several important guest: State Senator Toddie Puller, Kris Amundsen from the Virginia House of Delegates, Catherine Hanley Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors, and our very own P/C Betty Stahler who was sent a personal invitation to attend, and was asked to speak. As you all know Betty has never met a microphone she didn’t like. During the ceremonies, glasses of champagne were distributed to all, and toasts were made to the fleet captain, sail fleet captain, rear commodore, vice commodore, and commodore, and the glasses were filled each time. We were advised that they went through 78 bottles of champagne and 47 bottles of wine. After the ceremonies everyone retired to a picnic table where there was so much food and drink, you didn’t know where to start. We spent about 8 hours at Mount Vernon eating and drinking, and Betty was feeling no pain. We look forward to attending Mount Vernon’s opening again next year. Any one want to go with us? * * * * * * * * * * THE LIGHTER SIDE AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months , saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received $26 million severance package. Perhaps it’s not Mr. Walter who’s lacking intelligence. * * * * * * * * * * Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, “ give me your money or I’ll shoot.” The man shouted, “That’s not what I said”. * * * * * * * * * * A man spoke frantically into the phone, “My wife is pregnant and her contractions are two minutes apart!” “Is this her first child” the doctor asked?. “No!” the man shouted, “This is her husband!” - B/M Al Freedman Boating Tip Of The Month - Wind and Current 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 What should be done if you suspect you have rusty tanks is quite drastic. Not nearly as drastic as what is coming if you ignore them. For those of you who suspect you have rusty tanks, (you probably do) the number one recommendation would be to empty them of fuel and pull them away from the hull sides so you can clean, de-rust and completely paint them. This is the only way you are going to get a really good protective paint job on the tanks. In every instance where we have replaced tanks they have been severely corroded at the point where they rest on their mounts and in the rear corners. Tank replacement is a big job for a qualified boat yard so to avoid this keep your tanks in good shape by completing the following procedures. Before doing anything make sure the deck fittings are properly sealed. On some older boats, the sealants used may have hardened to the point where they no longer prevent leakage of water. A good, flexible and long-lasting sealant is 3M 4200 series. You should first rinse the tanks thoroughly with fresh water. Next cover all of the surfaces you can get to with Ospho (available at real marine stores) according to the instructions on the bottle. It is important to reach all areas of the tanks so use brushes secured to long handles to reach areas you can't get to. Next, paint them with a zinc chromate primer followed by Epoxy paint. Pay close attention to the tops in the area of the deck fills. It sounds simple but it is in reality a tough job and the problem areas are not readily accessible. For those areas where you cannot reach, you can slow down the corrosion by coating the tanks with a top quality anti-corrosive lubricant. There are a number of good products on the market. Don’t use light duty lubricants like WD-40, as it will quickly wash away. Put some 3M or similar “diaper pads” around your work area and wear a respirator to protect your lungs. Thoroughly spray the tops and everywhere you can reach with this lubricant. Try to force the lubricant into the areas where water might collect. Spray enough to saturate the exterior of the tanks. It will probably take 3-16 OZ cans of aerosol lubricant per tank to thoroughly coat them. Most of this lubricant is going to end up in the bilge under the tanks so you should place the 3M diapers to catch the runoff. This method is not as good as pulling them away from the hull sides but it may buy you a few more years. If you do not have corrosion now it will certainly help prevent its beginning. For those of you with new or nearly new boats, coating the tanks thoroughly with a quality anti-corrosive lubricant will help prevent a rusty and costly problem. If it should become necessary to replace your tanks, we strongly recommend they be removed and replaced intact through the hull side. It is less expensive, allows the bilge to be cleaned and painted properly, completely avoids damage to the yacht interior and results in perfectly fitting, original looking and working fuel systems. - Credit Marlowe Marine
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Fun Fotos - 2003 Bull Roast - April 4, 2003 Many thanks to V/C Dottie Murray and B/M Al Freedman for providing photographs for this issue!
1984 Fleet Captain Chris Brettschneider with ticket to 1984 Commodore's Ball Honoring P/C Mike Murray--could that really be $31 per person??
Answer To "Whose Boat Is This" "Roving Retreat" Captain Dennis Lunsford |
Beautiful,
Talented, Wonderful Girl between the ages of 16 and 21 for position of Maryland
Cruising Club Princess. Must be friendly and willing to give up summer weekends
to spend at Yacht Clubs around the Chesapeake Bay. Possibility of moving up to
the position of Queen of the Chesapeake. Position will be available on October
17, 2003 with a Crowning at the Maryland Cruising Club Change of Watch Ceremony.
Tiara, bracelet, and jacket provided. If interested, please contact Vice
Commodore Dottie Murray on 410-574-7599 or via email on 
