By the time you receive this issue of the Windjammer there is a very strong possibility that you will have received your 2008 member card key. It will look much the same as it has in the past years but it will not be the same. In addition to gaining entrance to the club, it will now act as a debit card against the $100 you paid with your dues, to be used at the club. Additional funds can always be added to the card. It is important that you safeguard the card just as you would a credit card and that you have it with you to pay for your activities

at the club. Paper chits will no longer be issued or accepted. Shortly there will be a letter going out to the membership with all of the details of the new card system outlined. To support the new card system CPYC now has a state of the art computer system which features point of purchase sales, much as you see in restaurants. The system will streamline our accounting system throughout the club and will facilitate use of credit cards. Of course, cash will still be accepted. While there may be a short learning curve as the new system is initiated, it is a sim-ple system that will increasingly become important with the advent of Pilot House food and increased use of the club.

MAY 2008 Tel. (617) 846-CPYC Web site: www.CPYC.ORG

COMMODORE Louis R. Todisco

VICE COMMODORE Ellen M. Reilly

REAR COMMODORE Lawrence A. Floyd

SECRETARY Tom Stundza TREASURER Don Kearney

10K pictures by T. McHugh COMMODORE’S BALL JUNE 7th

A reminder, the COMMODORE’S BALL will be on Saturday, June 7th. Invitations are being mailed the beginning of May and should be arriving about the same time you receive your copy of the WINDJAMMER. As you may or may not know, we will be implementing a new membership card system, whereby your $100.00 of chits (which were normally in book form) will now be credited to your membership card just like a debit card. Therefore, if you had used your chits before to pay for Club ac-tivities like the Commodore’s Ball, all you need to do is follow the instructions on the invitation reply card when you send it back to the Commodore, it’s just that easy. I hope you can attend this event, as it will be a great way to be-gin the boating season at the Club. Lou Todisco, Commodore

CPYC GOES MODERN

COMMODORE'S OPEN FORUM

I am resurrecting a program similar to what past Commodore Jim Burns initiated during his tenure as Commodore. This Open Forum will be held in the Commodore's Locker the last Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:00 PM for any ques-tions, concerns and comments, members may have regarding the Club. The Club manager Ann-Marie Garzone and myself will be the only ones present. I am hopeful that this Open Forum will provide members an opportunity to discuss Club issues in continuing to make the Cottage Park Yacht Club the best it can be. The first Forum will be May 27th, rain or shine. Lou Todisco, Commodore

E-Mail Initiative

As a follow-up to the dialog and initiatives by mem-bers on the rising costs associated with the printing and mailing of Club announcements, the following program will be implemented. This program will cre-ate a new member e-mail database that will be private, strictly regulated and used solely for the dissemination of Cottage Park Yacht Club information. This will eliminate any spam currently sent to members. A “Bulletin Board” format on the CPYC web site will soon be created and password protected for members only. Here they can discuss issues of importance and interest. This will require a “log in” to access the site and to participate in the discussions.

Every member is being given the option of receiving announcements either electronically or via USPS mail. Any and all announcements will be on the CPYC web page and posted at the Club.

Please fill out the form below and return it to CPYC (attn: Commodore) as soon as possible. You may also reply via e-mail to: commodore@cpyc.org. The im-plementation date of this initiative will be June 1, 2008 and will be reviewed periodically to ensure communi-cation is maintained for its members.

Your cooperation with this initiative is greatly appreci-ated!

Respectfully, Board of Directors

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Attention Commodore or commodore@cpyc.org

Check only one of the following options:

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Friday Night Family Dinners Resume

Friday Night Family Dinners have started up again for the summer sea-son. Dinner dates are scheduled on the CPYC website calendar and in the Windjammer. Come on down to have a great dinner at a reasonable price. Menus for each week are posted at the club and e-mailed to mem-bers on the CPYC members mailing list, so be sure to sign up for the list. Visit with friends and enjoy great views. The sunset below was taken at the April 18th dinner. If you would like to help in the kitchen or prepare your “special” recipe, please contact Manager Ann-Marie.

Tentative Launch Schedule Summer 2008

Memorial Day Weekend Friday May 24th Noon to 8PM,

Saturday and Sunday 8AM to 8PM

Weekends through June 8AM to 8 PM

July 3 through Labor September 1 Weekdays Noon to 8 PM, Weekends 8AM to 8PM

September through Columbus Day Weekends 8AM to 8PM

April Trivia Night

Emceed and organized by Judy Gaffney and Janine Stanton, 40 plus played Trivia April 12th. The questions were difficult but “The Mac ’N’ Cheese Kids” (Don Kearney, Greg, Jer-emy, Robert, and Lori Maguire) won handily. The “Bookworms”, Mary Kelly, Ann Ham, Donna Reilly, and Joanne O’Brien, were 2nd and “Einstein's” 3rd., the Honan’s and Herbert’s.

SUMMER FISHING

TOURNMENTS PLANNED

There are two fishing tournaments planned for this year.

The Summer Long Tournament will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day. As always, the winner takes all! To participate a $10.00 entrance fee is required. The 1st Annual Bobby Sheppard Memorial Fishing Tourna-ment will be held Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 3-6pm with an awards ceremony and cookout to follow. The entrance fee is $20.00 with $5.00 going to food, $5.00 going in the pot for the biggest catch and $10.00 going to CPYC Youth Sailing donated in Bobby’s name. To enter a tournament and please contact Chris Berg at cbergie@verizon.netor 617 285 5257. More information to fol-low in the next Windjammer.

Pilot House Kitchen Continues to Progress

April 14th

The washable walls are installed. The sink and stove are on site. More plumbing is done. The

closet for the electri-cal panels is framed, and windows trimmed.

April 20th

The glass washer is functional, Ansul sys-tem is opera-tional, sink in place, gas set for the stove, and menus planned. The

suspended ceiling, door to the electrical panels, small appli-ances, cooking utensils and details remain to be completed.

The Board and Directors of CPYC announced a new pilot pro-gram for children of non members for the summer season of 2008. The program will allow up to 25 children to take part in the 2008 sailing sessions that run from June 30th to August 22. Specific rules and fees apply the program. Information and ap-plications may be obtained by contacting youth sailing@cpyc. org or Mary Rudser rudser@comcast.net. Commodore Todisco stated, “This is a great opportunity for chil-dren to experience the joys of sailing and an equally great oppor-tunity for their parents to get a glimpse of the positive activities surrounding family, friends, and boating at Cottage Park Yacht Club.”

Breakfast Sunday May 11th, 10 am to 12:30 pm

Reservations by May 6th to CPYC Manager

New Member Open House

The prospective member open house was held Sunday afternoon March 30th. Officers, Board members, Membership Drive Commit-tee members, and CPYC members were on hand to welcome numer-ous prospective members. The club was adorned with displays de-scribing the various entities of the club. Many thanks to Joe Hough-ton for sponsoring the food. Thus far this year we have gained 15 new members, with more in the pipeline. There will be a party for the new members during July.

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Installing the ceiling tiles has been a gym-nastic event working overheard on ladders, and around sprinkler pipes. Soon there will be a new rug and the equipment will be repositioned. Speaking of equipment, a local Crystal Cove resident Kate Brill-Daley, the Man-ager of the Clubs at Charles River Park (near Mass General Hospital) donated a significant amount of gym equipment to CPYC. Our many thanks to Kate and hope she will visit CPYC to see the fin-ished facility. The equipment includes a complete set of hand weights/dumbbells (2 each) ranging from 5 pounds up to 60 pounds, and weight plates ranging from 5 pounds up to 45 pounds for the bench-press equipment. All are in good condition and will be a nice addition to the CPYC work-out room.

Taking a break from the YS Dance? ▼ Member Volunteers Refurbish Exercise Room-Plus More Weekends over the past month, the House Committee has gathered volun-teer members together to refurbish the 2nd floor weight room. They began by ripping out the old walls, ceiling, and carpet, checking wiring, and removing poor equipment. Remember the dingy staircase to the 2nd floor? Now is has been refreshed and is bright. ▼ The hall way to the Members Meeting Room has been painted. ◄ ►

▼ The walls are plastered and the strap-ping is in place for the ceiling.

▼ The windows and door are trimmed and the area is painted.

The ‘07-’08 frostbite season at CPYC ended April 12th for Interclubs and Lasers. The Rhodes 19’s season ended in December due to the sagacity and/ or age limitations of its sailors. As always, the ICs, Lasers and Rhodes 19 sailors were treated to excel-lent Race Committee work headed up by Hatch Brown and assisted by regulars Betsy and Tally Gahan, John Pratt, and De-nise Economides. We are all looking forward to next year's racing which will begin in November. As always, we welcome new fleet members and RC volunteers. The Interclub fleet wrapped up the season at the IC Nationals, April 19-20, hosted by Metedeconck River Boat Club in Brick, NJ. Temperatures were quite balmy on Sat. Winthrop Frostbite had the best representation at the event, with 11 boats: CPYC mem-bers included John MacRae, Bob Coyle, Linda Epstein, and Venkat Chalasani, and prospective members Julia Marsh and Andrew Davis. Our fleet was also well represented in the top 10: 3rd - Jim Bowers/Sarah Hitchcock, 6th - Dave Nelson/Julia Marsh, 7th Will Welles/Katie Welles, 8th - John MacRae/Linda Epstein, 9th - Paul Adam/Gaelen Adam, 10th - Andrew Crocker/Julie Crocker.

Numerous floats were hauled and repaired.

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The deck was power washed, chairs scoured, and grills

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Bad pier decking was repaired. ▼

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The always important lunch prep

▼ The head pier bathrooms were taken down to the studs. ▼ New floor decking was installed as needed. The bathrooms were outfitted with new rough plumbing. Some of the work had to be done by ladder at low tide. ▼

New washable walls and fixtures are to be installed for the upcoming season.

Big floats were beached for repair at low tide.

The Launch and Race Committee boats were readied for the season.

becoming the 2008 Indoor Triathlon Win-ner. The winner of the tournament had his choice of top prizes. A $100.00 cash or a dozen lobsters graciously donated by Pat and Paul Leary (6) and Larry Bradley (6). Kevin chose the cash leaving the lob-sters to second place winners Stephen Carr and Charlie Whittaker. Third Place went to Matt Honan who won $50.00 Cash. While the games were fun, there were other activities to keep attendees busy. There was a 50/50 raffle, cash prizes, and numerous raffle gifts—some big, some

small, some fun. Then there was the food, tons of it! No one went home hungry.

Events like this would not be possible with out the many volunteers who donated their

time and efforts to make this work. Thank espe-cially to Judy Gaffney whose tireless enthusiasm really brings people to-gether. Thank you too to everyone else that that helped to make this a suc-cessful event. Dave Winkler

alley's Kevin won the first game of the finals improving to 6-1 with Stephen and Charlie falling to 5-1. The final game was a Players Choice game of pool. This was a tight match but Kevin prevailed

It's official. The Second Annual CPYC Indoor Triathlon is in the history books. Sunday, April 6, 2008, featured a full slate of competitors vying for the right to be called a "Triathlon Champion". Once all the would be champs were present, teams of two were drawn at random. Initially there were 8 people each play-ing at either Darts, Bowling or Pool meaning 24 of the 31 competitors started right away. With in a short time everyone else started play. A simple double elimination playoff style bracket is used for scoring. (Think of

March madness down to the final four). Double elimination means you need to lose twice before being eliminated from the tournament. Last years co-winners

Stephen Carr and Charlie Whittaker were undefeated at 5-0 going into the final four. Coming out of the loss side, Kevin Cummings, playing solo be-cause last minute no shows, fought his way to the final bracket with a re-cord of 5-1. Facing Stephen and Char-lie on the bowling

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considering he was alone. Lou and Luigi could not be seen. From there the last leg was 1 and 1/2 miles to the finish at the old station. Lou and Luigi did very well completing their first race in 47 minutes. We finished

8 minutes behind them, seventeen minutes better than last year. Josh Aranov finished at 60 minute, knock-ing more than 35 minutes off last years time. Bill and Matt were no where to be seen. Although we did not bring home any

silver, CPYC was well represented and looking forward to rowing next year. Richard Honan

Aranov in his 12’ Whitehall, and Lou and Luigi Gaurino in their newly built Chester Yawl. By noon time the weather abated and at the start of the race, conditions were perfect

with flat sea and light breezes. Starting off the old Hull Life Saving Museum, the first leg of the race was almost 1 1/2 miles to Sheep Island. From there the breeze stiffened on the next leg to a marker off Peddocks Island. At this point Steve and I were

considerably ahead of Matt and Billy with their foolish hats. Josh was several hun-dred yards behind making good head way

This year’s Snow Row was held March 1st, almost two weeks earlier than last year’s race. The early morning weather for the trip to Hull in Larry Bradley’s “Sandy B” was

marginal at best. Although we only received about an inch of the forecasted snow, wet snow and rain continued to fall as we loaded our boats and gear. Temps were in the mid 30’s with a raw south easterly wind. Winthrop was represented by 4 boats: Richard and Steve Honan in their 15 ft Wherry “William & Anthony”; Billy and Matt Honan in a 12’ Whitehall; Josh

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Meet the New Members Welcome to new member Paul Mikloa. Paul lives in Bedford, NH and is the father-in-law of member Matt Curtis. Involved in metal casting, he spent many years as a commercial fisherman. Firefighter Michael Kaveney and his wife Barbara hail from Medford. They have frequently been guests at CPYC. Philip Robbins his wife Andrea and children Nicholas, William, and Isabella live in Melrose. Philip works in finance and has a 24’ power boat. Software developer, Maciek Kolesnik enjoys his 33 foot sail boat, “Nani”. He lives in Burlington with Jata and the children, Aan and Tefan. Paul Martin and Ann Houston are from Arlington. A computer scientist, and ex-perienced in sailboat racing, they own “Bella” a 34 ‘ auxiliary sailboat.

No stranger to CPYC, Daniel Vannoni was active in youth sailing growing up and then was a sailing instructor for many years. Employed in investment banking, Dan crews frequently on Star Boats and lives in Winthrop. Peridontist Ken Backman and Stacy Per-ella live in Melrose with Maiah and Zack. Long time boating enthusiasts, they will be enjoying their 30’ powerboat “Sugapants” this summer. Cambridge residents, Michael and Amy Farrell will be sailing their 37 foot “Passe Partout” from CPYC. Michael is a plumber. Julia Marsh is no stranger to CPYC as she has been frostbiting winter here for several years and has helped with regattas and Friday Night Dinners. Julia is an architect and also does design artwork.

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Book Club

The book club selec-tion for Tuesday, May 20th is Philip Craig’s Vineyard Prey. Set on Martha’s Vineyard, this mys-tery intertwines local mystique and sus-pense.

June 24th the book club will discuss New York Times bestseller, The Shape Shifter by Tony Hellerman. Set in the Southwest, Hillerman blends Navajo beliefs with a thrilling mystery.

The September selec-tion is Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen. An-other New York Times best seller, it is described as a great summer read, a thriller mystery full of humor and satire. The book club meets at 7PM by the fire-place. All meetings are at 7:00 PM around the fireplace. Great company, lively conversation and tasty refresh-ments are guaranteed. New members are always welcome! For more information on upcoming events, please contact Pamela Aranov at aranov@erols.com

According to CPYC Store Manager Pam Racicot, beach towels sporting the CPYC logo are available in many colors. New, too, are fashionable and sun protecting straw hats banded with CPYC burgees. Coming soon are CPYC sandals for summer.

April 25th Book Swap

The book Swap held Sunday afternoon April 25th proved to be a tremendous suc-cess. Organized by Betsy Gahan, a lot of books arrived so several tables were filled to overflowing with fiction, non fiction, and children’s books. Shoppers left the club with arms filled with finds and great bargains since all books were free.

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IN THE WIND MAY

May 2 Fri Night Dinner May 3 Men’s Bowling Banquet May 7 Ladies’ Bowling Banquet May 9 Fri Night Dinner May 11 Mother’s Day Breakfast May 16 Fri Night Dinner May 20 Book Club May 30 Fri Night Dinner

JUNE June 1 YS Parents Information June 7 Commodore’s Ball June 13 Fri Night Dinner June 15 Father’s Day BBQ June 23 Youth Sailing Opening Day June 24 Book Club June 27 Fri Night Dinner June 28 Blessing of the Fleet Constitution Regatta

JULY

July 4 July 4th BBQ

July 11 Fri Night Dinner July 11-13 Rhodes 19 Regatta July 18 Fri Night Dinner July 20 New Member Party July 25 Fri Night Dinner

AUG Aug 2& 3 Make A Wish Regatta Aug 5/6 N-10 Regatta Aug 23 & 24 Star Masters Regatta Aug 30 JFK Regatta

SEPT Sept 7 Fishing Tournament

Sept 12&14 Snipe North American Regatta

OCT Oct 25&26 Marina Weekend