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Clear water
                                                       Yacht Club

    May 2021                                           C MPASS
Spring Has Sprung

See pages 8-11 for more Blessing of the Fleet photos

   Inside                              A variety of Tastes from the
  Serving up a Delicious Easter Brunch C. Mondavi & Family Wines

  See pages 4-5 for more Easter Brunch photos           See page 6 for more Wine Tasting photos
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Commodore’s Corner
      Happy days are here again
      The skies above are clear again
      So, let’s sing a song of cheer again                        By Amie Crosby, Membership Chairman
      Happy days are here again!                                    We have sprung into May! While we
    There’s a buzz in the air at CYC                              are out looking for those May flowers,
    and it’s as if you can hear members and                       lets also be looking for new Summer
    staff humming the tune to ‘Happy Days                         Members. Our Summer membership
    Are Here Again.’ The worst of Covid is Commodore              promotion is beginning, and this is a
    surely behind us, many of our members       Mary Kay Delk     fantastic time for people to give CYC a
    are safely vaccinated and we’re ready to celebrate with our   trial run. If you know of someone who
    CYC family. More and more members are back at the Club        might be interested in joining but reluctant to jump
    and our staff is happy to welcome everyone back.              right in, let them know about our Summer Membership
       We’ve got a lot of reasons to be happy enough to sing.     option.
    Here are a few of my top reasons:                               Let me ask you a question? When was the last time
    4 Our new General Manager, Michael Ciaccio, started at        you met a new friend at CYC? We see all sorts of chal-
    CYC on April 26. Make sure to attend the welcome party        lenges on social media with people posting videos and
    for Michael C. on May 8. Besides being fun, it will be a      photos, why not have a CYC challenge. I’m challeng-
    great opportunity to meet Michael and his wife, Dawn.         ing all our members to introduce yourself to a mem-
    4 When you are at the Tiki, look at the Dry Dock door         ber that you may not know or recruit a new member.
    closest to our Dockmaster’s office. The plastic bag hang-     Capture the moment with a photo or a video and post
    ing on the door holds something we’ve all been waiting        to the Clearwater Yacht Club Facebook page. Let’s
    for—the building permit for the ladies restroom.              see how many members we can meet and recruit this
    4 Michael Irwin has already made a significant impact         month.
    on the quality and presentation of the food coming out of       MAY-be I should ask you the corny joke now? Why is
    our kitchen. He has worked many, many extra hours over        the letter A like a flower?
    the past several weeks. Next time you see Michael, thank        Please remember that membership is not just about
    him for his efforts.                                          the recruitment of new members but retention of our
    4 Dockmaster Tom and Bartender Rob are both a great           current members. If you ever have any questions or
    fit for CYC. They’re friendly and hard working. If you        suggestions, and want the answer to the corny joke,
    haven’t met both of them yet, be sure to introduce your-      please join us at the Membership meeting the first
    self next time you come to the Club.                          Wednesday of the month or send me an email at
       As the virus winds down, CYC is winding up. Watch          amieamc@icloud.com
    for more fun events and traditions over the next few
    months. See you at the Club!
       If you have comments or questions about the Club,                   2021 Officers, Directors,
                                                                          Appointments & Trustees
    please email me at mkpeckassociates@gmail.com or text
                                                                  CYC Officers
    me at (727) 510-1978.
                                                                  Mary Kay Delk            Commodore
                                                                  Gregory Crist            Vice Commodore

 Board Highlights
                                                                  Curtis Wold              Rear Commodore
                                                                  Phil Shaw                Treasurer
                                                                  Misha Kelly              Secretary
By Misha Kelly, Secretary
		                                                                Rod White                Fleet Captain
The Board of Directors (BOD) took the following ac-               Greg Garner              Immediate Past Commodore
tions at the April 15 meeting:                                    Board of Directors
  l Received reports from the Interim General                     Joan Carter              Kelley Lesperance
                                                                  Amie Crosby              Rich Libonate
    Manager, Treasurer and Finance, the Selection                 Jim Hannigan             Jamie Patchett
    Committee, House and Grounds, and the Capital                 Board of Trustees
    Improvements Committee(s).                                    PC David Billing         Harry Jamieson
  l Approved membership status changes; nine new
                                                                  PC Dick Boblenz          PC Hoyt Nichols
    members, one rejoin, nine status changes, eleven 		           Wayne Huneke             PC Gary Strohauer
    resignations, one LOA, and twelve LOA extensions              Appointments
    (through July 1)                                              Fr. Bob Wagenseil        Fleet Chaplain
  The next board meeting is May 20.                               Dr. Don Collins          Fleet Surgeon

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Waterside
                    By Rod White                                                   Yachting
                    Fleet Captain
                                                                                            By Kelley Lesperance
                                                                                            Yachting Chairman
The Waterside Committee
meeting was held this month on April 20                          “The fishermen know that the sea is
via Zoom due to several of the commit-                           dangerous and the storm terrible,
tee member being out of town. Steve                           but they have never found these dangers
Ekovich did a Power Point presentation to the committee       sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”
on the TDR credits so that the committee would under-                     Vincent Van Gogh
stand the value and requirements of this club asset. We
will be requesting that Steve present this to the Board         What a great time we are having put-
and Capital Improvement Committees. John Minton               ting the “Y” in CYC!
notified the committee that a contract has been signed          On April 8, 60 of us gathered in the Main Dining Room
with Woods Consulting to create a CAD drawing of our          for the “Celebration of Yachting” dinner. It was wonderful
marina to start the evaluation of our marina. We are          to see such a wide variety of our members, including
planning a dock workday for members to donate some            cruisers, sailors, new members and seasoned volunteers.
time to help improve the beauty of our docks and              Thanks to Phyllis and Dick Nordman for providing unique
surrounding area. We will be discussing at our next           door prizes of collectable china plates featuring famous
meeting a welcome committee for other boaters coming          sailing ships.  
from other FCYC clubs staying at our club. I am very
pleased with the work our new Dock Master Tom is doing          Thanks to Gerard Kane for coordinating with US Sailing
around the club. Please introduce yourself and recognize      to conduct a mark boat training for members on April 20
his work. Hope to see you at the club.                        and 22 via Zoom and on April 24 on the water. This will
  Waterside Committee’s next meeting will be held on          increase the capabilities of our volunteer base to support re-
May 18 in the Dry Dock.                                       gattas and to help members be more proficient on the water.  

  CYC New Members
                                                                A small group of sailors from CYC participated in the 2021
                                                              Dunedin Boat Club, Gulf Series, Winter Regatta on April
 At the April 15 Board of Directors meeting,                  17. Dr. Paul Guidi took first in the spinnaker class with You
 the following memberships were approved:                     Know Who, and Tim Roberts and Curtis Wold took first
                                                              place in the cruising class with Chances “R”. These casual
 Tim and Charlotte Spacek                                     races right off Clearwater Pass are a fun day on the water and
 Mike and Margie Hamrick                                      an opportunity to hone your sailing skills.  
 Charles and Deborah Turner
 Gregory Kelly and Deborah Wahl                                 Speaking of Regattas, CYC will support the Red Gear
 Mark Quinn                                                   Racing Championships May 21-23. This event features
 Clifford Albright                                            F16 and NACRA 15 National Championships. Volunteers
 Alan and Barry Felker                                        are needed on the water and landside; specifically, we will
 Chris and Linda Hillen                                       need 2 pin boats, 2 mark boats, and 2 safety boats, along
 Arleen Kozaka and Vicki Smith                                with boat operators and volunteers. CYC RC will need
 If you see the pineapple flag on a table, please introduce   landside volunteers to assemble the appropriate marks, flags
 yourself and give our newest members a warm CYC welcome!     and equipment for three days of racing. We will also host
                                                              a dinner for participants and volunteers on Saturday, May
                                                              22 outside on the Tiki to help decorate and set up. Reach
                                                              out to me [ Kelley Lesperance klesperance204@gmail.
                                                              com (407) 920-7545] if you are interested and available.
                                                              Check out redgearracing.com  

                                                                Mark your calendar and plan to #raiseyoursails for Sum-
                                                              mer Sailstice June 19. CYC is planning an activity to get all
                                                              boats out on the water https://summersailstice.com/.
    Every Friday night and Sunday afternoon we
       will feature live music on the Tiki deck                 See you out on the water!

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Wine Tasting at CYC   By Jim Hannigan
                      Clearwater Yacht Club hosted a
                      wine dinner Saturday evening, April 17.   A five
                      course dinner so ably prepared by Chef Michael and
                      his staff, paired with five varietals of C. Mondavi &
                      Family wines.   Greg Gauci, Vice President Southeast
                      Division of C. Mondavi & Family, led the guests
                      through the tasting.   A bonus was Peter Mondavi
                      joining in, via Zoom, to talk about his wines and
                      share background and stories of his Familys’ jour-
                      ney through the wine business.   A group from the
                      Venice Yacht Club were also in attendance, enjoying
                      a most hospitable time courtesy of CYC.

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The Burning
Chaplain’s                                                       of the Socks
 Log                                                                          (and Masks?)

By Father Bob Wagenseil, Fleet Chaplain

Looking back to April, it was, for many,
a month of blessings! Easter and Passover top that list
but, at CYC, we included our long overdue “Blessing of
the Fleet.”
  Now we have come to the “Merry Month of May”
and it too holds the promise of blessings but of a
somewhat different
nature. The bless-
ings I refer to are
those of Memory
and Remembrance.
We pause each
year during May
to remember the
members of our
Armed Services
who have “paid the highest price to be called an
American” and they paid that price from Flanders
Fields to the Beaches of Normandy, from places with
names like Iwo Jima and Tarawa, Inchon, Hue, Khe
Sanh, Fallujah and Kamdesh. Memorial Day is not
just an excuse to party hearty but a solemn occasion of
sacred remembrance for those who put their freedom
aside and their very lives on the line so that we might
continue to enjoy the blessings of “life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.”
  Yes, life itself is a precious gift, and May is also                              cyc
our month to recall our earliest memories and give
thanks for those special women who made the gift of                                 Book club
                                life possible for us in the                          By Diane Switalski
                                first place. Whether they
                                                              THE BOOK CLUB meets the third Tuesday of every
                                were our birth mothers or     month at 6 p.m. in the boardroom. All members and their
                                those very special “adopt-    guests are welcome to join our stimulating and fun discus-
                                ed moms”—this month           sions. If you enjoy reading, this is the place to be!
                                is our special opportunity      Many of us stay for dinner. If you do plan to do so, please
                                to say ‘thank you’ and to     make reservations with Virginia or Mary at 727-447-6000.
                                remind them how much            All books are selected by the members prior to discus-
                                we love them.                 sion. Our upcoming meetings will feature the following:
                                   With days of remem-
brance to come, I wish you and those you love, a                                   May 18
happy month of May marked by the kindling of sacred                      THE DAUGHTERS OF KOBANI
memories that lead us not just to say ‘thank you,’ but                   by Gayle Tzemach-Lemmon
to pay that gratitude forward and “go and do like-                                  June 15
wise.”                                                                         THE VANISHING HALF
  frbob.wagenseil@gmail.com                                                       by Brit Bennett

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By Joe Lane, Editor
    Anyone who’s ever been on the water when the
    winds are “blowing like stink,” appreciates its solemnity. The
    Blessing of the Fleet states poignantly the finality of which
    Tennyson’s bar refers. Whether it’s the dirge of the bagpipes, the
    salt laden wreath bobbing in reverence, or the bell tolling as each
    name is read aloud, the moment is not lost on sailors.

                         Sunset and evening star,
                       And one clear call for me!
                  And may there be no moaning of the bar,
                         When I put out to sea,
                 But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
                       Too full for sound and foam,
           When that which drew from out the boundless deep
                          Turns again home.
                        Twilight and evening bell,
                        And after that the dark!
                 And may there be no sadness of farewell,
                            when I embark;
                For tho’ from out our borne of Time and Place
                         The flood may bear me far,
                     I hope to see my Pilot face to face
                           When I have crost the bar.
                                           Alfred Lord Tennyson
      We remember those who passed, we ask His blessing on the ves-
    sels on which we risk our lives, and petition for safe return to our
    home port. Arguably, the best tradition CYC celebrates, returned
    this year. To all who attended, thank you for your participation.
    You made this year’s Blessing of the Fleet truly memorable.

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cyc MEMBERS!
CELEBRATING Years
WITH cyc in May
                37 years:
           Al & Linda Humphers
                Joyce Schmidt
               32 years:
           Ron & Kathleen Miller
               23 years:
            Ed Koch & Pam Estes
             11-20 years:
          Richard & Susan Emslie
             Tim & Terri Roberts
           Don & Richele Collins
              6-10 years:
                  Pat Barnes
                  Suzy Circle
        Collin & Abbey Heimensen
         Branch & Joanne Moeling
          Ty & Judy Witherington
           Bob & Sherry Harmon
            Don & Cathy O’Brien
             Jack & Diane Smith
           Marc & Laura Wilson
            Todd & Amie Crosby
             Al & Kristin Schreck
                Elaine Stevens
       Nathan & Jennifer Weatherilt
             Bob & Becky Griffin
               1-5 years:
             Frank & Lynn Dame
           Dave & Wendy Gattis
             Guy & Cindy Kreps
            Deb & Tom Mattson
                Mario Andretti
           Nick & Teri Galambos
         Al & Marion Hunsberger
         Richard & Joanne Tarbell
          Chris & Ashley Arbutine
               Michael Colman
            Max & Terry Radford
          Sam & Elena Slobounov
              Ruth Ann Voelkert
             Dan & Laurie Balla
               Dick & Jo Burdek
             Jason & Carol Graci
        Todd Burg & Angela Leffard
        Richard & Jennifer Dowling
     Scott Newmark & Breanna Carter

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Cruisers
                     By Gary & Sondra Newcom

                          Hello from the Cruisers . . .
                          As you are reading this Compass,
                          some of the Cruisers are venturing
                          off on our 3 week long trip for the
                          year to the East Coast. Most of us left
                          April 15, heading to Venice Yacht Club
                          for one evening. From there, another
                          one night stay at the City of Ft. Myers
                          Yacht Basin, yet another at Roland
 Martin before we head east thru the Locks.
    Our plans called for an April 18 arrival on the East Coast.
 It will be 2 nights in Stuart, splitting us up between Sunset
                        Bay, and the Harborage across the           ets for fuel. We will stop in Naples at the Sailing Club for one
                        bridge. Onward to West Palm for 2           evening. Naples/South Seas was a rendezvous of sorts for
                        nights at the Sailfish Marina, then ven-    us—some cruisers meet up with us; others left. May 3, we
                        turing to Bahia Mar in Ft. Lauderdale       arrive in South Seas for a three night stay. Our last stop is at
                        for 3 nights. We headed to Miami            Sarasota Yacht Club on May 7.
                        Beach for 2 nights, followed by a one         If any others would like to join us at any of the stops, please
                        night stay in Key Largo, and Marathon’s     contact me through email SLNewcom@Verizon.net or by
                        Marlin Bay, April 28.                       phone (813) 478-7606. We’d love to have you.
                          Several events were planned in              Next month, I hope to have some fun and exciting ventures
                        Marathon, a Derby Party being one of        to talk about. Let’s all be safe on the water.
                        them. We plan to leave Marathon on             Happy Boating!!
 May 2, hopefully with some Derby race winnings in our pock-

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entertainment
by Curtis Wold, Rear Commodore
In April, we held Easter Brunch with
an amazing turnout. It was a great traditional
weekend with the Burning of the Socks on Friday,
April 9, the Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, April
10, climaxing with the Masters Par-Tee (thanks to
Jim Hannigan for hosting and Jim Donnell for the
music!) on Sunday, April 11.
   Our monthly Entertainment Committee met on Tuesday, April 13.
   We enjoyed a Reggae Sunday on April 18, some Sunday music spon-
sored by Paul Greenhalgh April 25, and Bingo on Tuesday, April 27.
   We will kick off the month of May with the                                  CYC held a “Masters Partee” event to coincide
Kentucky Derby on the first, complete with our                                 with the annual Masters Golf Invitational in Augusta,
hat contest, best dressed CYCer, etc. Cinco De                                 GA. The event followed the Sunday Brunch and was
Mayo festivities will be Wednesday (Cantina                                    held up in the Grill, due to the inclement weather the
Night) and a special welcoming to our new                                      bay area experienced all
General Manager, Michael Ciaccio, on Satur-                                    day. A hearty group of golf
                            day, May 8. Mother’s                               and fun enthusiasts enjoyed
                            Day Brunch on Sunday, May 9 is a great oppor-      Ketel One Vodka specials,
                            tunity to show Mom how much you care. The          courtesy of CYC member
                            Commodores Ball will be the highlight of Sat-      Jim Hannigan, along with
                            urday, May 15. CYC Family Grill Out and Pool       various giveaways. CYC
                            Party will splash in Sunday, May 16, while the     member Jim Donnell treat-
Memorial Day Weekend on May 29-31 will round out the month. Keep               ed everyone to his musical
your eye on the calendar and Constant Contacts for Friday entertain-           stylings, while bartender
ment, Bingo, and Trivia details.                                               extraordinaire Kane and
   For this month’s yacht club trivia:
                                                                               assistant Trey kept every-
in an old tradition, what is placed
                                                                               one properly hydrated. A
under the mast of a sailing vessel or
in the keel of a motor vessel before
                                                                               special thanks go out to
she is christened? Text me at (727)                                            Michael, Virginia, Mary, and
641-8633 with your answer and your name; I will buy a drink at the Tiki        all the incredible staff at
Bar for the third member who texts me the correct answer.                      CYC, as it was quite the busy
   Last month, I asked what is the triangular flag of a boating club called?   week, with all the events
A burgee! According to Tringali’s Yachting Customs and Courtesies, “It         happening in succession. A
is properly worn only on the boats of members: from the bow staff of a         great job by all.
powerboat, or from the masthead of a sailing vessel. The burgee is the
first flag raised after raising the National ensign, and it is the last one
lowered before lowering the National ensign.” As of the Compass dead-
line, I only had one correct answer (thanks Abbey Heimensen) rather
than three, so folks are making this too easy on my CYC bill.
   The next Entertainment meeting will be on Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30
pm; we will be in person at CYC and on Zoom in a hybrid format. Until
then, I can be reached at woldca@gmail.com or on my cell phone by
text or voice at (727) 641-8633. When CYC members choose where to
go out, join our CYC family for a great time!

            Don’t forget to mask up!

               Let’s keep everyone safe!
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CYC EVENTS Save These Dates
Sunday 27th
Colin Hughes—Tiki 12-4 p.m.
 Club Dining Hours                      Tiki Bar Hours
 Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 am - 9:00 pm    Tuesday-Thursday 5:00 -10:00 pm
 Friday & Saturday 11:30 am - 9:30 pm   Friday             2:00 pm - closing
 Sunday Breakfast 9:00 am - 1:00 pm     Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am - closing
 MAY                                    Friday 28th
                                        Live Entertainment-TBD
 Saturday 1st
 Kentucky Derby Party 3:00 pm           Monday 31st
 CYC Post time!                         Memorial Day CYC Cookout - noon
                                                                                Wednesday May 5
 Tuesday 4th                            JUNE                                    Cantina Night is
 Bow Chasers 5:30 pm                                                            a Cinco de Mayo Party
 House & Grounds Mtg. 6:00 pm           Tuesday 1st
                                        Club Closed for Lunch – Opens at 5
 Wednesday 5th
                                        House & Grounds - 6:00
 Membership 6:00
 Cinco de Mayo Party/Cantina            Wednesday 2nd
 Night                                  Membership - 6:00
 Thursday 8th                           Friday 4th
 New Manager Welcoming Party            Live Entertainment-OLD SCHOOL
 Friday 7th                             Tuesday 8th
 Live Entertainment-OLD SCHOOL          Entertainment - 6:30 pm
 Sunday 9th                             Wednesday 9th
 Happy Mother’s Day-Brunch              Finance - 5:30 pm
 11 am & 1:30 pm Seatings               Cruisers - 6:30 pm                       Sunday, May 9
 Tuesday 11th                           Friday 11th                              Seatings at
 Bow Chasers & CYC Ladies Animal        Live Entertainment-J.R. Connections      11 am & 1:30 pm
 Print Party 5-7 pm Tiki                Saturday 12th
 Entertainment 6:30 pm                  Private MDR-PM
 Wednesday 12th                         Tuesday 15th                           CYC committees
 Finance 6:00 pm                        Flag Day                               and organizations
 Cruisers 6:30 pm                       Book Club 6:00 pm                      Committees
 Thursday 13th                          Yachting - 6:00 pm                     Entertainment, RC, Curtis Wold
 Trivia 7:00 pm                         Waterside - 7:00 pm                    Finance, Richard Libonate
 Friday 14th                            Thursday 17th                          House & Grounds, VC, Gregory Crist
 Live Entertainment-J.R. Connections    Board of Directors - 6:00 pm           Membership, Amie Crosby
 Saturday 15th                          Friday 18th                            Nominating Committee, IPC
 Commodores Ball 6:30 pm                Live Entertainment-TBD                 Greg Garner
 Sunday 16th                            Saturday 19th                          Policy, Commodore, Mary Kay Delk
 CYC Family Grill Out & Pool Party      Summer Sailstice – Celebration of      Sailing Activities, Claire English
 1:00 pm-5:00 pm                        Yachting                               Waterside, Rod White
 Tuesday 18th                                                                  Yachting, Kelley Lesperance
                                        Sunday 20Th
 Book Club 6:00 pm                      Father’s Day – Free Hot Dogs &         CYC Organizations
 Yachting 6:00 pm                       Drafts                                 Bow Chasers, Linda Dorn
 Waterside 7:00 pm                      For CYC MEMBER DADS                    Cruising, Gary and Sondra Newcom
 Thursday 20th                          Tuesday 22nd                           Gulls, Lynne Shackelfordip’s Store,
 Board of Directors 6:00 pm             Trustees - 5:30 pm                     Compass
 Friday 21st                            Friday 25th                            Editors: Joe Lane, Scott Newmark
 Red Gear Racing Championship 21st-     Live Entertainment-The Mixx            Art Production: Randy Gdovin
 23rd                                   Saturday 26th                          Photo Credits: Jim Hannigan,
 Live Entertainment-Peggy Morris        Island CastAway DayAway                Joe Lane, Rob Lesperance, Fr. Bob
 Tuesday 25th                           Beach Party at 3-Rooker Bar            Wegenseil, Curtis Wold, Mary Volturo
 Trustees 5:30 pm                                                              The deadline for all copy, ads and photos
 B-I-N-G-O 7:30 pm                                                             is the Friday following the Board of
                                                                               Directors’ meeting each month.

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General Manager’s Letter
 By Virginia Hashey Vollenweider, Acting GM
 April’s Showers have brought us May’s Flowers!
                                                                          Summers
                                                                          are HOT
 Starting with our staff:
   Congratulations to Donna for her promotion to Lead Server
 and Trainer. Donna is always first to step in and help in any
 capacity and her smile is infectious. Thank you Donna!
   Congratulations go to Kane, our new Bar Trainer and
 Leader. Kane has the lead to get new bar staff trained in                at Clearwater
 both food and bar service. Well done Kane.
   These two positions are very important to our Club’s suc-
 cess as we build our staff back to 2019 levels. The service
                                                                          Yacht Club!
 industry as a whole is down 35% in service staff and CYC is no                                      Clearwater Yacht Club is
 exception. We will be training some new faces over the next                                             pleased to offer
 couple of weeks and appreciate the patience as we get these                                             a Summer 2021
 new team members trained to our CYC standards. I can’t                                               Membership program,
 emphasize enough the importance of making reservations                                               with details as follows:
 at the Club. As we continue to train and return to adequate
 staffing levels, we can tell you when the best time would be                                          Effective from May 1–Sept 30,
                                                                            Covid Safe Dining       2021
 to make your reservation. Thanks for helping us with the res-
 ervation process and welcoming these new Team Members.                                                 No initiation fee (Summer
   Lastly, a wonderful May highlight will be welcoming our                                          member must provide a credit
 new GM, Michael Ciacco. Welcome Michael!                                                           card to be on file. It will not be
                                                                                                    charged, so long as the summer
                                                                                                    member pays their invoices.)
                                                                             Monthly Parties            Dues of $200/month.

                                                                                                        No monthly food & beverage
                                                                                                    minimum

                                                                                                        Use of at CYC exclusively

                                                                                                        Includes Daytime dockage
By Anita Cafferty, Bow Chasers                                            Warm friendly people      at CYC when available
Who said April Fools Day is only on the first? Turns
out this year, it ran over into our traditional Bunny Breakfast which                                    At the close of the summer
had to be cancelled. BooHoo bunnies were seen all over, crying in                                   membership, the summer member
the corners.                                                                                        in good standing may be offered
   But then, we Bow Chasers didn’t miss a beat and jumped right                                     membership in a class of their
back on board with the Celebration of Yachting dinner, featur-                                      choice (Full, Social, or Junior) at
ing Alder Allensworth, a truly inspirational guest speaker. The                                     the then current offer rates for
                                                                          Outdoor dining and bar
two present day sailors, Cathy McNally and myself, along with                                       dues and initiation (not eligible to
Commodore Mary Kay Delk and former Bow Chaser Luce Grey at-                                         join under refer-a -friend program.)
tended the celebratory dinner.
   Then the Blessing of the Fleet brought out PC Sandie Ramsden,                                        Prospective members can
Mitzie France, PC Tish Wold, Lynn Shackelford, Phyllis Nordman                                      only take advantage of one such
and ‘yours truly’ to participate in this, perhaps our most favorite                                 Summer membership program.
tradition. Beloved leader Linda Dorn “missed the boat” due to
                                                                                                       Call or email the office
traffic (as did the event’s color guard) but didn’t miss a beat joining   Heated and chilled Pool
in the celebration after we all got back ashore.                                                          for more details!
   By way of another grand tradition, “Hope Springs Eternal,” the                                        727-447-6000 or
Bow Chasers will Host a WILD party on May 11 at the Tiki Bar.                                       office@clearwateryachtclub.org
Bring all your Animal Magnetism to our Animal Print Party from
5-7pm! Be creative! We’ll celebrate our version of Animal Trivia
with prizes and special drinks. We promise to have a roaring good
time. If you’d like to join us for dinner afterwards, please call the
Club for a reservation for a head (or is it ‘tummy’) count.
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CYC Family                                       Commodores Ball
                                                                             Saturday, May 15th
                                   &                        Commodore Mary Kay Delk  and Michael Delk
                                                            Cordially invite you to attend the
                                                            2021 Commodores Ball in honor of
                                                            Past and Present Commodores
                                                            Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres
             Sunday, May 16               1:00 pm-5:00 pm   6:30pm on the Tiki Deck

                                                            Dinner and Dancing 7:30pm
                                                            Taver Bayly Dining Room

                                                            $49.95 per person                       Black Tie,
                                                                                                    Dark Suit or
                     Monday, May 31 12 noon                 R.S.V.P. 447-6000
                                                                                                    Club Uniform
                        CYC Memorial Day                    48 Hour Cancellation Policy in Effect
                            Cookout                                                                 Please

                                                                          Formal Attire or
                                                                          Club Uniform

     Clearwater Yacht Club
        830 S. Bayway Blvd.
        Clearwater, FL 33767
        Phone: 727 447 6000
                Email:
    office@clearwateryachtclub.org
               Website:
    www.clearwateryachtclub.org

  CYC Staff
  Virginia Vollenweider Acting General Manager
  Michael Irwin                  Executive Chef
  Virginia Vollenweider         Office Manager
  Michelle Geis           Accounting Manager
  Dan Geis             Maintenance Supervisor
  Tom Natoli                        Dockmaster

16 CYC Compass May 2021
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