Winter Rendezvous Recap

By V/C Tim Kemerly

Newly named Rear Commodore Jan Lundgren and jester Jeff Beardslee strike a pose for the Marci Gras gala.

Newly named Rear Commodore Jan Lundgren and jester Jeff Beardslee strike a pose for the Marci Gras gala.

Sandy Bihn of Lake Erie Water Keepers educates HBYC members how manure feeds the summer algae bloom in Lake Erie.

Sandy Bihn of Lake Erie Water Keepers educates HBYC members how manure feeds the summer algae bloom in Lake Erie.

This year’s Winter Rendezvous was a big success with great people, interesting events, and ended with an amazing evening of costume, ceremony, delicious food and fantastic music.  The Mardi Gras themed weekend started with a fun hospitality suite on Friday night, followed by a series of speakers during Saturday morning and afternoon.  

Our thanks go out to Steve Hyder, Commodore of I-LYA, Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Waterkeeper, Carrie Sowden, National Museum of the Great Lakes, Jared Pavlik, General Manager of Sandusky Harbor Marina, and Janell Lundgren, HBYC Rear Commodore, for interesting talks about various aspects of boating and environment issues on Lake Erie.  

 

The high point of the weekend was the New Orleans themed dinner followed by the Change of Watch ceremony. Congratulations to all the new HBYC Officers and Bridge members.  The evening ended with dancing to music supplied by the Windjammer Big Band from Vermilion. This 20 piece band played a great selection of jazz, big band, and popular music.  HBYC members really got into the mood of the evening with great costumes and lots of beads.  Even the pope attended and led a “Saints-Go-Marching-In” congo-line to end the evening.  This was a great event to kick off the 2020 HBYC season.

Check out all of the fun —->.

Final Agenda is Set for the Winter Rendezvous

Happy New Year to All!

For members who made reservations for this year’s Winter Rendezvous:

Final preparations are being made for HBYC’s first 2020 event for at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center located at 1750 State Park Rd. #2, Oregon, OH 43616.

Join us on Friday, January 31st, from 6-10pm at the hospitality suite for a meet and greet in room 216. Bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre and a beverage to share.

Saturday morning and afternoon there will be a slate of interesting speakers and meetings. Saturday evening we will meet for the buffet dinner and Change of Watch Ceremony. Following the ceremony, we will have the Mardi Gras dance with music provided by the 20-piece band The WindJammers!

To plan your weekend, please see the attached revised agenda with the locations and times of all events. 2020 Winter Rendezvous Agenda - FINAL

There is still time to reserve your room!

There is still time to reserve your room for the Winter Rendezvous!

Even though we have passed the 17 Dec 19 hotel reservation deadline, people can still get our room rate. The hotel now will not protect the rooms from being reserved by outside guests. So now it’s on a first come first serve basis.

If you have not made your room reservation, you’d should make it ASAP. The hotel predicts they will be close to a sellout status for the subject weekend.

Deadline for Winter Rendezvous is Extended!

The agenda is set for the Winter Rendezvous! Check out the plan for the festivities:

Click here —-> 2020 Winter Rendezvous Agenda

Even though we have passed the 17 Dec 19 hotel reservation deadline, people can still get the HBYC room rate. The hotel now will not protect the rooms from being reserved by outside guests. So now it’s on a first come first serve basis.

If you have not made your room reservation, you’d should make it ASAP. The hotel predicts they will be close to a sellout status for the subject weekend.

2020 HBYC Winter Rendezvous
Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, Oregon, OH

Join us on Friday night (6-10pm) for a hospitality suite “meet and greet”. Bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre to share and a beverage.

Room Reservation

Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center has a special room rate for HBYC members. It is $125. Call Maumee Bay Lodge at 419-836-1466 by 12/17/19 to ensure your reservation and your rate. The Maumee Bay Lodge address is 1750 State Park Rd. #2, Oregon, OH 43616. Click here for their website: Maumee Bay Lodge

Buffet Reservation

The $52 per person cost include the New Orleans themed buffet, ballroom and setup, the Saturday morning and afternoon speakers, the Saturday evening dance which includes a 20-piece band, and all gratuities and taxes.

The buffet features 3 entrees: chicken and sausage jambalaya, barbecue ribs, and shrimp etouffee. Salads and numerous sides are provided. Desert includes praline bread pudding with Jack Daniels sauce. Drinks include coffee and hot and iced teas. There will be a cash bar as well.

Click here to for reservation form: 2020 Winter Rendezvous Reservations

Please print and return this form with your check made out to Harbor Bay Yacht Club by 12/17/19 to Tim Kemerley, 1306 Town Hall Rd., Dayton, OH 45432-2629.

2020 Winter Rendezvous Reservations

2020 HBYC Winter Rendezvous
Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, Oregon, OH

Join us on Friday night (6-10pm) for a hospitality suite “meet and greet”. Bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre to share and a beverage.

Room Reservation

Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center has a special room rate for HBYC members. It is $125. Call Maumee Bay Lodge at 419-836-1466 by 12/17/19 to ensure your reservation and your rate. The Maumee Bay Lodge address is 1750 State Park Rd. #2, Oregon, OH 43616. Click here for their website: Maumee Bay Lodge

Buffet Reservation

The $52 per person cost include the New Orleans themed buffet, ballroom and setup, the Saturday morning and afternoon speakers, the Saturday evening dance which includes a 20-piece band, and all gratuities and taxes.

The buffet features 3 entrees: chicken and sausage jambalaya, barbecue ribs, and shrimp etouffee. Salads and numerous sides are provided. Desert includes praline bread pudding with Jack Daniels sauce. Drinks include coffee and hot and iced teas. There will be a cash bar as well.

Click here to for reservation form: 2020 Winter Rendezvous Reservations

Please print and return this form with your check made out to Harbor Bay Yacht Clubby 12/17/19 to Tim Kemerley, 1306 Town Hall Rd., Dayton, OH 45432-2629.

Commodore’s Corner

 By Commodore Harvey Rickert

Here we are at the end of September and boats are being hauled out.  The season has gone by quickly, but even with the lousy weather at the beginning of this season, It has been another great year for HBYC members, family, and friends.

As it has been reported in previous articles on the web, our Racing, Cruising, and Social events created an abundance of great new memories in 2019.  I enjoyed watching our members using the clubhouse for impromptu dinners and lively conversations around the bar that went into the wee hours of the night.  I will have to say I have gotten to know many of you better this year and you all have enriched my life being a member of the Harbor Bay Yacht Club.

John Hukill and Susan Young getting light fixtures drilled and wiring for installation (HBYC’s Susan the Riveter)

John Hukill and Susan Young getting light fixtures drilled and wiring for installation (HBYC’s Susan the Riveter)

Vice Commodore Russ Marcks has spent many hours planning our new LED lighting for the clubhouse and he personally installed close to 50% of the new lights.  Last weekend, a large team of helpers that included Mike Zofchak, Steve Gast, John Hukill, Tom Ketchem, Nick Lewis, and Susan Young tackled the installations in the main room.   Dewey Hughes and I were on the clean up crew.  Most importantly, lunch assistance was provided by Lonnie Zofchak and Susan Young.  There are only 9 fixtures to finish the installation in the main room, so look for another workday to finish the entire lighting improvement project.

I might add the main room was cleaned and ready for the Saturday 4 PM Classic Boat Rendezvous speaker (Thank you Nick and Sharon for setting tables up) which was hosted by Sandusky Maritime Museum. The speaker, Katelyn McKindle, a PhD candidate and researcher from Bowling Green State University, spoke on the state of water quality in the Great Lakes and in the Sandusky Bay. It was very interesting and well attended.

Saturday early evening the clubhouse was very busy with the Classic Rendezvous speaker and two separate dinner groups!  I was pleased to see many people working three events and cooperating so well. Awesome!

The Classic Boat Rendezvous was a great time with beautiful boats from Michigan, Toledo, and as far away as A Dock!  It was interesting meeting the skippers and learning about their boats.  Thanks to Safe Harbor Marina, the Maritime Museum, and Harbor Bay Yacht Club for supporting this event.

Later in the evening, many members went to the museum to see the great exhibits and lectures on maritime history in Sandusky, Ohio.  Next season put the museum on your must see list of places to visit.

In other matters for the members, at the Sept. 15, 2019 membership meeting, we had a quorum and were able to vote on a number of topics.  Previous meeting minutes and club financial statements were approved.   These, as always, will be be posted on the HBYC website so that members not in attendance can read them online.

Additionally, membership voted in a new slate of officers, they are. Rear Commodore Janell Lundgren, John Hukill Trustee, who will be serving out Janell Lundgren’s 2020 year, Rick Billheimer - 2020-2021 Trustee, and Joe Ziarko Trustee - 2020-2021, and Russell Marcks as Commodore, and Tim Kemerley as Vice Commodore.

This is talented group who brings great leadership and plans to HBYC for the 2020 season. The new Bridge and Trustees will be installed at the Change of Watch Ceremony during the Winter Rendezvous at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center on Saturday February 1st. Stay tuned for details for this event.