April 2014 Latitude N 30°21.65 - Longitude W 89°05.35

SIGN UP FOR SUMMER SAILING & SWIMMING CLASSES AT GULFPORTYACHTCLUB.ORG

Wesley Batson

15 Poplar Circle

Gulfport, MS 39507

David Michael Estorge

11966 Ol’ Oak Drive

Gulfport, MS 39503

Michael Terry

14303 Blenheim Palace

Houston, TX 77095

Spring is here, the Vernal Equinox! Equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night”; our days and nights are equal. The sun rises in due east and sets in due west. I am just thankful that there will be more sunlight, more time on the water, and more time at the club enjoying the many amenities we have. Parents, please do not forget to sign your children up for swimming and sailing. You can find all the forms on the GYC web site.

Speaking of sailing, March brought the first Regatta of the season, The Alfonso Sutter. Dawson Doucet sailed in his first Laser Radial race and finished 7th overall-Great job Dawson! Thanks to all the other GYC sailors and the race committee who helped and represented us at this event.

March also brought us a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day Brunch. The food was great and so were the decorations. If you missed it, you missed a real treat. We served 174; the club usage continues to climb.

Mark your calendar for this month’s activities: Asian Night, April 2nd; Easter Brunch with the Easter Bunny, April 20th; High School Sailing Drawdown, April 12th; and GYC Crawfish Boil, April 19th.

In closing, don’t forget to sign up for the adult sailing class conducted by Past Commodore Schloegel. Bring a friend to the club!

Smooth Sailing,

Greg Pietrangelo

Spring Sailing Camp

April 15-17 Session 1

April 22-24 Session 2

Summer Sailing Camp

Session 1

June 9-12 4 days

June 16-19 4 days

June 23-26 4 days

Session 2

July 7-11 4 days

July 14-17 4 days

July 21-24 4 days

Session 3

July 28-31 4 days

ADULT SAILING CLASS INFO: Would you like to learn how to sail and become a Certified GYC Sailor? Earn privileges

to use club owned boats for pleasure or racing. If so, then come take the GYC ADULT SAILING COURSE. The fee of $25 is used to cover the expense of the course materials.

Sign-Up Day - April 7 6pm

On-Water Classes will be on Monday and Wednesday - 5:15pm April 28 & 30 - May 5 & 7 - May 12 & 14 - May 19 & 21

Contact George Schloegel (228) 861-4706 Samson Vasquez (228) 323-1336

SIGN UP FOR SPRING SAILING CAMP TODAY!

Great for the young first timers.

6 years or older. Let’s get them on the BOAT!

Ship Island Rendezvous

Saturday, May 25. We will be meeting on the East Side of West Ship Island. Look for the GYC Burgee.

Pot of Gold Friday

Between 8:00pm-8:30pm every Friday night we will

draw a name from our entire membership roster. If

we pull your name you will WIN a minimum of

$100.00 credit on your GYC account!!! You must

be present to win. If the person’s name pulled is not

present the Club will add another $25.00 per week

until we have a Winner!! See you on Friday nights,

Good Luck!!!!

April 20th, 2014 Two Seatings, 11:00am & 1:00pm

Reservations Required

$22.95 Adults $11.95 Children 6-12, 5 and under Free

Soups: GYC Seafood Gumbo & Shrimp and Tasso Chowder

Stations: Omelet/Waffle Station, Salad Station, Smoked

Salmon Display & GYC Boiled Shrimp W/ Cocktail Sauce

Carving Station: Carved Pork Loin & Carved Prime Rib

Buffet: Scrambled Eggs, Grits/Bacon, Biscuits and Rolls,

GYC Fried Chicken, Roasted Turkey Breast with Pe-can Cornbread Stuffing, Seasonal Catch w/ Lemon Butter Sauce, Lamb Chops w/mint Jelly, Mash Po-tatoes, Broccoli Casserole, Candied Yam Casserole,

Mac-n-Cheese, Chicken Nuggets,

Dessert Station: Assorted Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Strawberry Short-

cake, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Drawdown Raffle

Fundraiser

Join us, APRIL 12TH for a fun evening … MAYOR AJ HOLLOWAY AND MAYOR BILLY HEWES will help us “Draw Down” and cele-brate our Mississippi Gulf Coast’s favorite pastime … SAILING. All for the benefit of our high school sailing teams. Proceeds will be used to support both the Gulfport & St. Patrick Catholic High School Sailing Teams.

Prizes: Grand Prize of $5,000, Gift Certificates, Sailing Les-sons, Jewelry, Local Art, Wine, and much more!

Date: April 12, 2014

Time: 6:00pm

Place: Gulfport Yacht Club

Ticket Price: $50 includes one entry in the Drawdown and dinner for two.

Insurance: Additional $10 (number must be drawn twice to be eliminated). Number of Tickets: Only 300 Tickets will be sold. Entrants need not be present to win Grand Prize.

Several local restaurants will be providing the food: The Chimney’s, The Dock Bar & Grill, Newk’s Eatery, Fallon’s Gourmet, Hooter’s, Treasure Bay, and Gulfport Yacht Club. Additional Dinner Tickets may be purchased for $10.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting Julie Christian 228-669-6057 or Samson Vasquez 228-323-1336

Asian Night Wednesday, April 02, 2014 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Buffet: $11.99++ per person

Sushi Rolls, Pork Potstickers, Hot and Sour Soup, Combination Fried Rice , Vegetable Lo Mein (Egg Noodles), Sweet & Sour Chicken, Korean BBQ Beef (Onion scallion with sliced beef stir fried in Ko-rean BBQ sauce), Fried Egg Rolls, Fortune Cookies, Ice Cream, & Almond Cookies.

No Pasta served this night, our a-la-carte menu will be availa-ble, plated tossed salad included with entrée orders

Hard to believe we are in April already! It is definitely time for warmer weather. Our Mardi Gras Party and St. Pat-rick’s Day Sunday Brunch were both huge successes with over 150 attendees at each event. Be sure to mark your calendar this month for Asian Night, Wednesday, April 2nd- a Chinese Buffet is replacing the normal Pasta Night. On Saturday, April 12th, High School Sailing is having a Drawdown fundraiser so please come out and show your support. Plenty of prizes will be awarded including a chance to win $5,000.00 in CASH! Our annual Crawfish Boil is scheduled for Saturday, April 19th, 5:00pm. Hopefully we will experience a few weeks of warm weather to help drive the cost of live crawfish down. Nevertheless, the party will go on! Live entertainment will be provided by Delta Reign Bluegrass Band. We will follow the Crawfish Boil with Easter Sunday Brunch, April 20th. We will offer two seatings, 11:00am and 1:00pm. Reservations REQUIRED!!

Mid April we will revise our daily lunch menu. Keep an eye out for a few changes including: Panini Press Sandwich-es, The Reuben, Cuban Sandwich, Grilled Tuna Sandwich, Grilled Tuna Asian Salad, and Freedom Fries back by popular demand.

As we gear up for the summer months, the Building and Grounds Committee along with the Pool Committee, are working on two projects. First, they will drain the pool and paint, removing the stains on the east end. Secondly, our Pool Chairman Dean Morrow is working very hard on finding solutions to provide better shade around the pool deck. Our Tiki Bar will open Monday, May 26th and remain open through Labor Day, Monday, September 1st from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Full food and bar services will be available.

Lastly, mark your calendars for the upcoming events: Monday, May 5th, Cinco De Mayo Party; Mother’s Day Brunch, May 11th; Ship Is-land Rendezvous, May 24th; and Opening Day Ceremony, June 7th.

Finally a beautiful, sunny day welcomed our GYC Ladies Auxiliary at the March monthly meeting. The Ladies are becoming spoiled by our dining room staff. We enjoyed wine and a special meal of sliced tenderloin and fried catfish with all the trimmings.

Our hostesses for the day, Nancy Wheeler, JoAnn Van Atta, Dottie Long, and Sandy Morrison centered each table with a spring container filled with a potted plant. At the conclusion of our meeting the plants were awarded as door prizes. Our special speaker, Mr. Charles Wambolt, presented a program entitled “The Benefits of Stretching”. We learned the benefits of the different types of stretching and how to perform them correctly to result in the maximum benefits for our bodies.

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Easter Day, April 20th at 2:00 pm. We encourage your children and grandchildren to bring one dozen filled plastic eggs for hiding. The Easter Bunny will also be there to greet the little ones. Remember to bring your cameras for a photo opportunity. Ages are infant to 8 years old.

Bridge winners were Dean Hunter and Margaret Blount. Each received a $10 gift certificate to use at our club.

During our business meeting we voted to continue to meet the third Wednesday of each month, so put this on all your calendars. Make a dedicated effort to attend as we have a good time and miss seeing you.

Our permanent reservation list is complete, but changes can still be made. The new list will be available at our next meeting.

On April 16th our next program will feature “The Wonders of Water Color” with local coast artist Mary Ann Barkley. Our hostesses will be Dean Hunter, Sue Frentz, Betty Conn Lee, and Elaine Schmidling.

Remember to bring a friend to enjoy the day with us.

Lynn Ward Borders President, Ladies Auxiliary

Steve Chatelain General Manager

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17th Annual GYC Crawfish Boil

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Tiki Bar Opens at 3:00pm Full Bar to include Frozen

Bushwhackers

Boiled Crawfish & all the Trim-mings, Cold Shrimp Pasta, Chicken Tenders, Mini Corn Dogs, & As-

sorted Dessert Station

5:00pm – 7:00pm $Market Price$

Live Music on the Deck Delta Reign Bluegrass Band

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Alfonso Jr. Regatta & Sutter Cup The Laser & Optimist Classes battled it out in 10 races over the two days.

GYC Podium Finishes: Laser Full: Chris Alexander in 1st Place and JW Galloway in 2nd Place & Top Master. Laser Radial: Ana Gayle Christian took 4th Overall & Top Female. Optimist: Louis Doucet finished in 3rd Place in the Red Fleet.