Message from the Commodore October 4, 2021
Greetings to all. Our Robby’s Voice Charity fundraiser turned out to be a great day for the charity and HBYC. We were able to donate $1430 with our race and social events, and coupled with a marina donation of $2000, we made an outstanding contribution to Robby’s Voice. Many thanks to Genie Barthelman and her team for a great social dinner and entertainment, Don Petsch and Mike Zofchak for conducting the Reverse Raffle, and Larry Hurst, Art Harden, and Russ Marcks for conducting Robby’s Regatta. We had 3 visitors race with us, and with great winds it made for exciting racing. The race results are posted on the HBYC website.
With a few more fall sailing days available to us, most people are starting to wind up the season with haul out tasks. The clubhouse will be open all year for your use. Periodic cleaning will be scaled back in the mid-November timeframe along with the usual winter preparation of the facilities.
Special thanks to Pat and Jim Altherr for taking charge of the shed cleanout. The shed was used to store HBYC decorations, etc. and some marina items. These items are being disposed of and the shed will be moved. It will be used to store racing equipment. Thanks again to Pat and Jim for helping with this task.
The HBYC leadership team is already planning for next year. Janell, Rick, and Brenda are putting together the calendar and events for 2022. Save the date for the HBYC Winter Rendezvous, January 28-30, 2022. Detailed information will be sent out soon.
Please don’t forget to checkout the HBYC website (harborbayyachtclub.org) for the latest in scheduled events and to find the online link to the Ship’s Stores for HBYC apparel. Limited apparel, such as hats and shirts, are in the clubhouse display case. Check it out!
As your 2021 Commodore, I want to thank the HBYC leadership team for their support and hard work this past year. We accomplished a fun season of cruising, racing, and social events. Our membership stands at 120 members and our financial position is strong going into 2022. The marina has many new capital improvements in progress. It has been a privilege to serve you, and I am excited about what’s coming in 2022.
Tim Kemerley
Commodore 2021
Message from the Commodore August, 2021
Greetings to all. We had a great day on August 14. The Fun race was a success. The wind picked up and made for an exciting race. Waypoint 2, Hopes End, and Finally finished at the top with 10 boats participating. Thank you, Larry Hurst.
We enjoyed a steak cookout social, and entertainment provided by Matt Goodrich. Thanks to Genie Barthelman and her team. This was a complicated social to conduct with the timing of the food. We received many compliments for a great evening. Special thanks to Nick Lewis and his grilling team consisting of Sharon Meszaros, Kathy and Joe Szabo, and Marc Phillips. We are looking forward to our next September 3 cruise to Vermilion. It is always a good time and one of the highlights of the HBYC boating season
Our next and final race and social event will be September 18, beginning with the Robby’s Voice Regatta. The Membership Meeting at 4:30pm will be followed by a social and entertainment by Erin Krebs playing the steel drums. The evening will conclude with our famous reverse raffle with the proceeds going to the Robby’s Voice charity. Get your dinner and raffle tickets ASAP from Genie.
Please bring any donated Reverse Raffle prizes to the HBYC clubhouse as soon as possible. The more prizes we collect, the more exciting the raffle will be. This is a great time so please support this great charity.
Part of HBYC’s mission is to provide safety and education events. On August 15, 16 members attended a short course on how to use our clubhouse Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and best practices in performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Thanks to Drs. Lundgren and Hitch for supporting the event. This is probably something that should be repeated on a yearly basis.
On Saturday morning, August 28, we held a membership drive at the marina pavilion. We had a table with literature and a sign. It was lightly attended, with one prospective member who plans to join and one interested person who took the literature. Thanks to Nick Lewis for helping with the event.
Please don’t forget to checkout the HBYC website (harborbayyachtclub.org) for the latest in scheduled events and to find the online link to the Ship’s Stores for HBYC apparel. Thanks to Marge Gross for ordering new HBYC hats and shirts for the clubhouse display case – check it out! Tim Kemerley
Commodore
New Bridge Nominations
Your nominating committee, which consists of all Past Commodores, have nominated the following persons for consideration to serve on next year's bridge.
Tom Ketchem Trustee, 2yr Term
Chuck Rauch Trustee, 2yr Term
These two individuals replace Joe Ziarko who is completing a two-year term, and Chuck Rauch who is finishing a one-year term for Rear Commodore Rick Billheimer.
The nominee for Rear Commodore is Brenda Marcks.
Nominees will be presented for election during the membership meeting this Saturday. The election can only occur with a quorum. A quorum is the attendance of at least one qualified representative from 25 member boats. Please attend the membership meeting to cast your vote.
Successful nominees will take office on 1 Jan 22 with formal installation occurring during Winter Rendezvous.
Russell Marcks
Past Commodore
2020