Commodore's Report

A reminder that the General Meeting is the second Wednesday, November 13th, 2002 at 8:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the main room at the St. Thomas Yacht Club.

The Nominating Committee for 2002-2003, has slated the following individuals for the following positions:

A petition to nominate an alternate candidate for Commodore, in accordance with section 4, part 4.4 of the Bylaws, was submitted on October 23, 2002:

COMMITTEE NEWS

House - Phylis Brown

We had three events over the three days of the past weekend. They were all run by lots of volunteer help which we all greatly appreciate. I also want to thank the staff for their help . They all did a great job throughout the weekend, not only performing their regular duties but pleasantly pitching in wherever else they could help.

If you have not picked up your decals for your automobiles and boats please do so as soon as possible.

Kim and Ezzy have renewed their contract with the club. Please join us for lunch Tuesday-Saturday, dinner on Tuesday and Friday evenings and brunch on Sunday. Remember the kitchen welcomes your suggestions.

Rolex Regatta - Ruth Miller

Plans are well underway for the extravaganza known as the 30th Annual Rolex International Regatta, to be held at STYC March 28-30, 2003. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT EASTER WEEKEND ! Easter falls too late in 2003, so we kept last year's dates, and will hope for better winds!

Among the biggest new developments is that we will be having all of the Regatta activities on site, including the Final Awards Presentation. We are making this possible by erecting a large tent to cover two of our tennis courts, which will become a Regatta "Village". We are working on a parking and shuttle plan to ease congestion around the Club and to the Village.

Along with bars, stand-up cocktail tables and dancing under the Tent, will be a permanent bandstand, from which we will not only hear music to move to, but we will also be having daily prize-giving, as well as our Final Awards. In this way, all crew members, all sailors, all friends and supporters, can be there for the big watch awards as well as to party every day. And, we will have a great venue to showcase our principal sponsor, Rolex, as well as our other supporters.

In addition to Kim and Ezzy's great feeds on the patio throughout the event, we are working with a number of local restaurants to provide food booths on the final awards night, to create a "Taste of St. Thomas" for all to enjoy. These would also be located out in the Regatta Village.

On the supporters front, we have commitments from Cruzan Rum and from the Ritz Carlton Club St. Thomas, to each provide the awards for daily prizes: Ritz Carlton Club on Friday and Cruzan on Saturday. Even if the sailors do well on only one of the race days and miss out on the coveted watch, they can still take home a great memory from Rolex 2003. Further, the Ritz Carlton Club will be hosting an elegant Owner's Cocktail Party, as another special treat to our racers.

Finally, Jim DeWitt, famed sail racing artist, has provided a design for our anniversary T-shirts, and we hope to have them on sale for the holiday season.

AND THAT'S JUST THE PARTIES AND THE EXTRAS!!!

To ensure another stellar racing event, we are welcoming back PRO Peter "Luigi" Reggio, who will be freshly returned from running the Louis Vuitton Cup. He and his gang will set out and administer true championship racing, in some of the best waters in the world. Also, we are busily at work creating a scoring and website program to do virtually instant results, that can be accessed and published to the world before the racers hit the docks.

Mark your calendars now, as the weekend is shaping up to have something for everyone -- great racing, great food, great parties -- even fun kids activities. And if just coming to participate is not enough, please contact Ruth Miller 774-3883 or ruthmiller@islands.vi to say you want to volunteer. We have plenty of places to put you to work! See you in March!!

Race - John Haracivet

Pillsbury Sound Race - Mark your calendar for the November 10th, Pillsbury Sound Race. The race starts @ 10:00 am with a pursuit start for non-spinnaker boats. Start times for spinnaker and IC-24 boats will be announced. More fun scheduled after the race with beach barbecue, tall tales and the band "Two Blue Shoes". Registration will be Friday November 8th, 6:30 pm at the club.

If you know of anyone who might be interested, please pass this race info along.

Fleet - Jim Jamison

We need help! We would like to revamp the dock and need volunteers to help. We would like to turn the dock boards over and replace all the bad ones. With a crew of approx. eight to ten, we could complete this work in a weekend. Volunteers should contact Terry at 775-6320 or email STYC@islands.vi. We would like to have this completed by the end of November. Any volunteers?

Junior Sailing - Amy Taylor

The turn out at the Junior Sailing Program Open House last September, was a huge success. We promoted the program in the schools at the same time as all the other after school activities, so we were not overlooked. Thanks to the many volunteers that evening, including; The Parent's of Junior Sailing, all the sailing instructors, and guest speaker John Holmberg, we registered a final count of 52 enthusiastic sailors!

Special Thanks to Carroll Rourke, for organizing the Junior Sailing Fiesta Fun Night Fundraiser. Some of the funds raised, went towards the purchasing of parts, for the Water Trampoline, so generously donated by Joe Campaign. Also, thanks to all the Parents of Junior Sailing and friends, for supporting our program.

The Halloween Fun Night and 1st Annual Bizare Bizz`aar brought in a total of $1625.00 for Junior Sailing.

Women's Laser Regatta - Meaghan & Jennifer Firestone

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer and Meaghan Firestone will be
Co-Directors of the Women's Laser Regatta scheduled for May 16-18, 2003. Any assistance or suggestions will be appreciated.
Contact info: meaghanf80@yahoo.com and jenfirestone@hotmail.com

IC-24 - Bill Canfield

Just a reminder that IC-24's go back in the water Nov. 7-10

Tennis - Joe Hosie

Hit The Ball !!

Beginning Wednesday November 6th, the club will host a weekly tennis mixer for male and female club members. The event will run from 6:30 to 9:00 pm each Wednesday. Lights and balls will be supplied gratis. STYC social members are welcome to play as well. Non member guest fees remain low @ $3.00 ! The format will consist of 4 game sets, changing partners every set. Come out, take part, and keep in trim shape.

Squash - Bruce White

No report.

Youth Activities - Carole Rourke

A huge Thank You to all who helped with both Jr. Sailing fundraiser events this Fall. The September 27th fundraiser brought in $1775.00. We also acquired a commercial grade water trampoline, thanks to Joe Campaign of Caribbean Water Sports. Joe donated the canvas trampoline and purchased at cost, the springs and stand.

Another HUGE THANKS to Offshore Marine. Sue and Abuse Killers gave us huge discounts in preparing the dinghy engine and also assembly of the water trampoline.

A special THANKS to Loraine Houston for her assistance on September 27th. Loraine graciously prepared all the food for the Sept. fundraising event for the past several years.

Please mark your calendars for Friday, December 20th. We will be having annual STYC Christmas Party. Santa will be here to visit all children.

Finance and Insurance - Tammy Waters

I want to thank those members whom have already submitted payment for their dues or mooring fees. If you have not sent a payment, please do so to avoid late fees and postings. Remember, you can put these on a credit card and get miles!

From the Kitchen - Kim & Ezzy McCoy

Just want to thank everyone for their support. One thing we would like is some feedback from the members. We are interested in how we improve our menu, what we could do to enhance our overall service and so on.

We want to remind everyone that the "Club" has one of the most affordable and diverse lunch menus on the "Island." The service is great, food is consistently of high quality and value, and we can create specials for any group who gives us advanced notice. So... whenever you're thinking about taking clients, customers, or friends to lunch... the St. Thomas Yacht Club offers a beautiful and serene beach background and great value for you and your guests. You just can't go wrong.

Secretary - Ruth Miller

See Rolex Regatta News above.

Starting with our Friday night Happy Hour, the STYC will sponsor a Five Day Art Show to be held at STYC November 29th - December 3rd.
This show will feature various Island Artists and Craftsmen displaying paintings, jewelry and crafts. Tentatively scheduled is a wine tasting; Monday, December 2nd at 5:00pm. Four tickets for $20.00 will get you four glasses of wine and free hors d'oeuvres. The show will run through Tuesday night dinner.

Look for more info during the month. And, if you are... or know an artist that would like to be included, call Tammy at 775-6320 for show info.

If you have any suggestions, comments, or want to volunteer, please call Tammy at the Club 775-6320.

From the Publisher - Terry Hudson

October really flew by didn't it. November will come and go just as quickly, I'm sure. Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holidays will be here before we know it. Then the year 2003 ! Hmmm, It seems like we just celebrated the Millennium.

Our thanks to Brian and Carroll Rourke for their efforts in regards to the Halloween Fun Night. Brian and his crew did an excellent job of putting up and taking down the haunted house.

Just a reminder for everyone who has their STYC decals... Please place your decal on the starboard, aft bumper of your car.

Club Notes- Good Luck to Betsy Corvene who is running in the New York Marathon. You go girl !

John Foster has put a team together for the Central American & Caribbean Games. Racing in the J-24 class, the team consists of Skipper John Foster, Tom Kozyn, Augusto Tromben, Phil Shannon and Tim Smith. Thanks to the help of Nick Castrucio's daughter Ceyce in St. Croix and the Yacht Club Ceyce's J-24 is being used by the team for training every night after work and on the weekends. Several IC 24s have volunteered to assist the team in a mini America's Cup racing format at the Yacht Club over the next few weekends before the team heads for Vale de Bravo in Mexico on the 19th of November. They will be wearing St. Thomas Yacht Club shirts. Good Luck Guys !!!

Questions, comments, and article suggestions can be sent to my attention at: lthudson@bigplanet.com

Reminder

If you are looking for good food at reasonable prices and tasty daily specials, check out the Yacht Club Dining Room. We serve lunch daily (except Monday) and we serve dinner Tuesday & Friday nights.
A "kids" menu is available on Fridays.
Help support your Yacht Club.

NOTICES

In order to be more cost effective, we would appreciate all tabs paid on a DAILY basis.

It is the responsibility of each STYC Member to dispose of their own batteries and used oil. Please DO NOT leave these materials by the dumpster.