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Flag Officers Commodore Terry Lappin
Vice Commodore Gary Morgan
Rear Commodore Tom Auda Fleet Captain Gail Bernstein
Board Members Treasurer Margaret Lentnek Secretary Jo Callaway
Past Commodore David Kelley
Director Barb Hendricks
Director Robert Allen
Director Craig Anderson
Committees Social Chairs Sheri Miller French
Judi Hughes
Communications David Bernstein
Marker 73 Walt Kittredge Membership Marilyn Lappin
Photography Rob Bradford
Webmaster Gail Bernstein
Website www.gulfharbouryachtclub.net
July/August, 2014 Monthly Newsletter
From the Commodore by Terry Lappin
Newsletter Editor, Walt Kittredge
Submissions via email only
(no phone calls — please). Email by 14th of month to:
Thanks!!!
Summer is expected to arrive in Wisconsin soon. We are
forecast to have high temperatures in the mid-60’s for this
week and there is TV talk of another “polar vortex” that kept us
cool and damp so far. We may have to come back to Florida to get
warm.
All indications I have are that the Sea Dream cruise was a huge
success. This was another good Yacht club experience led by Craig
and Mary Lou Anderson. Please keep in mind the Lord of the Glen’s
Scottish cruise being planned by the Kelley’s for summer 2016.
As those of you in Gulf Harbour for the summer know, the
clubhouse renovations are upsetting the normal Yacht Club summer
schedule and will continue to require our adjustments until
December. I want to thank Barb Hendricks and Sheri French for
managing the situation to minimize issues.
For those wishing to sign up for the November 14-17 Naples ex-
tended cruise, the cruise will be opened up for e-mail sign-up in
September. We will keep you informed in future Marker 73 publi-
cations.
I have to go put another log on our fire. Have a good summer.
Membership Report by Marilyn Lappin
Welcome New Members
Name Boat Boat Name Location James & Karen Wedell Sea Ray 48 Jaws F5
Gary & Cindy Davis Sea Ray 20 - Port San
In Memorial Harry Randall
Trish Maxeiner
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Lunch Bunch Cruises
2014 schedule:
Cruise Leaders
Oct 15 Gramma Dot’s Martins
903.372.5373
Nov 12 Cabbage Cay Johnstons
239.223.1761
Dec 10 Light House Joneses (D&R)
920.540.1224
Extended Cruises
2014 schedule: Cruise Leaders
Nov 14-17 Naples Ingrahams
239.482.6139 [email protected]
Dec 12-14 Pink Shell Hendricks
239.850.2248 [email protected]
Social Committee by Sheri Miller French & Judi Hughes
Fire and Paella Night 7/11/14
For more pictures from current and past Club events,
See Gail B’s web page collection at...
http://gulfharbouryachtclub.net/Shoreside/General.htm
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Dinner Meeting 6/4/14 ~ Pix by Rob Bradford
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AMIkids ~ SWFLAMIkids ~ SWFL
What's new at AMIkids Southwest Florida? We always thought that our students at
AMIkids Southwest Florida were among the brightest and the best of the AMI school
but now we have proof. A group of our students recently competed in a QuizBowl against
28 other AMIkids schools throughout Florida. The students were asked a variety of
questions in different knowledge areas and our school took home the trophy!
On June 13 AMIkids Southwest Florida hosted an ice cream social! Love Boat Home
Made Ice Cream provided ice cream to all the students, staff, board members and a few
guests.
Save the Date! Our signature fundraiser, Charting a New Course for AMIkids
Southwest Florida will take place on February 21, 2015. The event will take place at the
Gulf Harbour Yacht Club and will consist of a silent and live auction, cocktail hour and
dinner. Please stay tuned for more details on how to purchase tickets!
More about AMIkids Southwest Florida:
Combining academics, counseling, behavioral treatment and vocational training
opportunities, a caring faculty and staff at AMIkids Southwest Florida provide
opportunities for more than 90 children each year from ages 14 to 18. For more
information about AMIkids Southwest Florida, or to make a donation, please call
239.765.9696. For those of you on Facebook, please ‘like’ the AMIkids Southwest Florida
page to see all that's new on a regular basis.
Vice Commodore Report By Gary Morgan
SeaDream June 2014- All 102 GH members had a wonderful time spending 12 days in the
Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas cruising in a 5 Star lifestyle. The food was the best we have ever
experienced on a cruise and the Staff was over the top. Many stories will be told at the next cocktail parties
and Gail is putting together a picture album for all to enjoy. We were all definitely making memories!!!
Naples Extended Cruise November 14-17 – Hosted by John and Trudi Ingraham
The first time to sign up for this trip will be at Boaters Night September 11th. For those not back in Gulf
Harbour to attend you will be able to sign up by e-mail AFTER 7:00 p.m. the night of September 11th. The
reservations will be on a first-come basis to fill the slip availability. There will be a reminder E-Mail Blast
several days in advance detailing of the Boaters Night topics.
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Barb Hendricks and Sherri French for organizing this summers Dinner
Meetings at the Club during the renovation process. We understand conditions are in the “under construction”
phase but it will all be worth it. Barb says attendance is good and everyone is enjoying the summer meetings.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer activities and it won’t be long before…
“I‘ll see you down on the docks”!!!
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Think Christmas in July
Save the Date
Friday Dec 12th to Sun. the 14th 2014
We will be cruising by water and by land to the beautiful Pink Shell resort on Ft. Myers
Beach.
The following events are planned
- Christmas boat decorating contest. Judges and prizes provided by the Pink Shell
- The dockside party for Friday night will be a sunset cruise on the chartered Pirate
Ship leaving from the Pink Shell dock. Cash bar. Food included in the price.
- Saturday night Christmas dinner party in the beautiful Lido ballroom. Boat
decorating contest prizes awarded.
- Sunday morning brunch at Jax’s located in the Pink Shell.
You will be able to sign up for events on an individual basis.
No reservations for slips or events taken until Sept 2014. You will be notified of the exact
date at a later time.
Hotel reservations with the Pink Shell can be made at any time. Be sure to tell them you
are with the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club.
Watch for more details and pricing to follow.
Hope to see you there for a fun holiday weekend.
Cruise leaders, Barb & Tom Hendricks
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Gulf Harbour Fishing Club by Chip Graddy
The Gulf Harbour Fishing Club does not meet during the
summer months, however there are great fishing opportunities for
those willing to brave the heat and the thunderstorms.
Snook are one our prized game fish in Southwest Florida. The summer
months are ideal for catching (and releasing) these great fighters. Snook
are especially fun to catch just off the beaches where they don't have dock
pilings and mangroves with which to make their escape. Live Threadfin
Herring are ideal bait and can be cast netted near bridges, on the flats, and
sometimes schooling in open water. The Snook are frequently just off the
beaches in 1-3 feet of water and are most active early or late in the day.
As always, a good tide with moving water will help your chances. In this
photo is a typical Snook caught off Sanibel in June.
Please send me emails this summer (with photos) of your successful
fishing trips, wherever in the country/world you might be fishing.
Plan to join us this fall when the Fishing Club will resume our monthly meetings. Watch for
updates as to meeting times and locations. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or
(239) 340-5207 if you would like more information about our club.
Fleet Captain Report By Gail Bernstein
Bahamas in 2015 by Gail Bernstein
Since we published the 2015 yacht club calendar, I have received
several inquires about the Bahamas cruise slated for mid-May through
June. I have not started specific plans. However, I can share with you
my general thinking.
Week 1: Getting There
Week 2: Northern Exumas
Week 3: Southern Exumas
Week 4: Cat Island & Eleuthera
Week 5: Abacos
Week 6: Returning Home
Sort of the Great Circle Route
through the Bahamas.
Week 1
Weeks 2
& 3
Week 5
Week 4
Week 6
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A Book Recommendation From Editor Capt. K
Check your local library or E-Book store for “At The Edge Of Honor” by Robert MaComber --
Published 2002.
A historically based novel that I think will be enjoyed by small boat sailors who are familiar
with the local waters and areas -- Key West to Useppa, including Cape Romano, Sanibel, Captiva,
Charlotte Harbour, and points between…with an occasional side trip to Havana, the Bahamas and
the Abacos.
The story of a squadron of US Union Navy sailors, led by a protagonist named ‘Wake’, who
sailed aboard a 45’ sloop on the Florida Gulf coast during the Civil War – often not knowing if the
person off their bow and in their sights was an enemy, a fleeing refugee or a member of their own rag-tag fighting force.
Things were not peaceful on the Peace River.
Those who have plied the Florida coast in a small craft will appreciate the crew’s encounters with the flora, fauna,
insects, poisonous plants and snakes, heat and humidity, in waters where un-reliable charts of the coast line and skinny
waters took as many tolls as did the enemy weapons…and clearly written by someone who knows the difference between
being ‘hove short’ and being on a ‘broad reach’.
Women’s Book Club by Ann Barney
We have made the following selections for November and December.
Nov 5 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Dec 3 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Gulf Harbour Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month from November to May in the
Members' Dining Room at 1:00 p.m. All members of the Gulf Harbour Club are welcome.
If you need more information, please e-mail Ann Barney at [email protected].
Hope all have a wonderful summer and enjoy lots of good books and come back with new ideas for us.
Happy Reading.
One of the many perks of living in SW Florida is easy access to the Key West Express. As a native of Ft.
Myers, I should have enjoyed this experience a long time ago. I would highly recommend it.
Thanks to a generous offer from Dennis and Mary Jo Little, I hopped the Key West Express over
Memorial Day weekend to go down to Key West for a couple days of fishing. They were wonderful hosts and
we had a weekend that I will never forget.
My prayers were answered as the winds and seas died down the day before my visit. Dennis and Mary Jo
hired a guide and his mate to do the hard work. Dennis skillfully captained his Viking (Little's Sand Bar) to
the fishing grounds and the fun began. We had two great days of fishing (and eating) and I learned that
Mary Jo is one heck of a fisherman. Pictured in this photo are Mary Jo and the captain and his mate. Note
that she caught two of these three Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)!
Summertime fishing is SW Florida is terrific as the
Tarpon are everywhere and the Snook and Redfish are
very active. The Gulf Harbour Fishing Club will not meet
again until the fall, but anyone interested in fishing with
club members can get involved at any time.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or
(239) 340-5207 if you would like more information about
our club.
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