GPYC Boaters’ Club Newsletter
September 2008	Volume 1, Number 7
In This Issue   ·    Commodore’s Log   Club Officers:  Commodore          Steve Butkus        357-9883        s.butkus1@charter.net  Vice Commodore          Ed Feliciano        365-4243        Enf0476@aol.com   Secretary        Jim Blesse        357-3503        jblesse@aol.com   Treasurer        Mark D’Etcheverry        357-0088       m.detcheverry@charter.net   Cruising Chairman        Paul Hains        357-4147        Paul_hains@urscorp.com   Newsletter Editor        Bruce Taylor        357-6522        cat3086@visi.net  Upcoming Events     ·    Boaters’ Club Meeting September 4 at 7:15 pm.   ·    Dock Party September 12.   Links:   GPYC Boaters’ Club  Homepage   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=54   Racing Schedule   www.jwandling.net/sailing   GPYC Boaters’ Club  Minutes   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=58   GPYC Boaters’ Club  Activity Schedule   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=91   GPYC Boaters’ Club  Constitution   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=55   GPYC Boaters’ Club  Bylaws   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=56	Commodore’s Log   Commodore’s Corner   Like the winds of August (with apologies to Ms. Tuchman), news seems a bit sparse. But there certainly was plenty of boating. I can also assure you that our famous Pagan River barnacles don’t need any wind for their propagation & maturation! However, my totally unscientific survey did indicate some decrease in dockside snake sightings.   If I may have a paternalistic moment, let me emphasize the importance of continuing to nurture the great relationships we’ve established with other clubs over the years all over the bay. We must always comport ourselves as guests. Should any disagreement arise, please contact me so we can quickly resolve it and put it to rest.   We had a lot of members out cruising over Labor Day weekend...some up the river, some down the river & some up the bay. Based on feedback all had a good time!   Saturday marks the beginning of the Fall racing series, which will be followed by the Frostbite series. There’ll be fun races just about every Saturday for the next several months. If you’re interested in joining one of the race crews or just want to come out for a day to see what this racing stuff is all about, please contact John Wandling or me…or just show up on the pier on Saturday morning.    Don’t forget our final Dock Party of the year on 9/12…you should have already received an email on it.   Hope to see you at Thursday’s monthly meeting when we’ll be treated to a slide show of pix from Cruise Week.   Steve Butkus   Link of the Month   The Link of the Month refers you to our own Gatling Pointe Boaters’ Club   Section of the Gatling Pointe Website.  The two sections of the website are specific to hurricanes preparedness.   Hurricane Preparedness: Lessons Learned   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=123   Hurricane Preparedness: Slides   http://www.gpyachtclub.com/index.php?page=124