odbc newsodbc newsTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ORGANIZED 1880

THE OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB P.O. BOX 1245 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22313-1245TELEPHONE: (703) 836-1900 FAX: (703) 836-5764 WEB SITE: olddominionboatclub.com

JULY 2017 FROM THE HELM Richard Banchoff, President We are still on track for our Certificate of Occupancy (CoO) for the new clubhouse and grounds by September 10th. The Dandy has been given notice to vacate our pier in front of the building by September 1st; as soon as we have the CoO in hand, we will have begun the 60-day process of moving into the new building. Preparations for the move have already begun, thanks to the hard work of the Transition Committee and all the sub-committee volunteers. We continue our work with the City to ensure that all the requirements of the agreements are implemented prior to the demolition of the old building, so that the clubs property remaining at 1 King Street has water, power, and is properly secured.

Since our last update, Forrester Construction has completed MEP & IT rough-in, closed in the interior walls, begun installing the sub-framing for the cedar siding and

continued work on the exterior stone.

Upcoming activities include: ceiling drywall hanging and finishing, HVAC unit start-up and millwork deliveries, start of interior finishes and removal of site trailer in advance of the parking lot work. In conjunction, Dominion has completed its final connections to the building and set the meter. Washington Gas will be providing its connection up to the service next week.

You will all continue to be apprised of construction progress, as well as any setbacks, between now and the start of the move by our Owners Reps, Donnie Simpson and Mark Poskaitis. The July General Membership Meeting will be held on July 3rd, the first Monday of the month. This will be a very important meeting at which we will discuss a number of pending amendments, and also conclude preliminary discussions on

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Liquor by the Drink. We anticipate asking the membership to discuss and vote at the August General Membership Meeting on whether we want the Board to proceed with the application. Please attend as many Membership and Board Meetings as you can. Read the E blasts to stay informed. With your continued involvement and a little luck, we will celebrate the end of 2017 in the new Clubhouse.

EDITORS COMMENTS Eleanor Criswell We are looking for a volunteer or two for staff to work on the new paid advertising section. We will start with a 2-page ad section consisting of 8, page ads. The volunteer(s) will need to solicit the ads, arrange for payment, receive the ads in pdf format, put them on 2 pages, and pass them to me to insert into the newsletter each month. Please reply to Eleanor@drcriswell.com. THANK YOU. For the August 1 newsletter, submit Letters to the Editor (200 word max), Op-Eds (400-600 words), Member Personals (short items, may include a photo), and Bulletin Board items by July 20, 2017. We are looking for items of general interest, slices of life at ODBC, for and against upcoming votes, concerns, constructive criticism, points of view, ideas, praise; respectful tone. Must be signed by a member. OK to submit even if you have submitted before. Send to eleanor@drcriswell.com The ODBC News, the official publication of the Old Dominion Boat Club, is published monthly. A subscription to The ODBC News is included in membership dues. All submissions should be emailed to the Editor-in-Chief, Eleanor Criswell, Eleanor@drcriswell.com or mailed to Old Dominion Boat Club, c/o Eleanor Criswell, P. O. Box 1245, Alexandria, VA 22313 (703-836-1900). All submissions become property of the Old Dominion Boat Club.

CONTENTS Page 1-2 From the Helm Page 3 Editors Comments Page 4 Member Personals Page 5 Regatta Committee Page 6-7 Commodores Report Page 8-9 Social Committee Page 10 Membership Committee Page 10-11 Meet the New Members Page 12-13 Construction Photos Annot. Page 14-15 Bulletin Board Back Cover Future Events

2017 OFFICERS President Richard Banchoff Vice President David Wilkes Secretary Bob Waters Treasurer Jim Lavery Commodore Bill Gard 2017 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Carolyn Bell, Chair Dee Beresford Herb Berg Marianne Caulfield Ernie Dauray Marion Moon Doug Wood

4 July 2017

MEMBER PERSONAL Successful Annual Picnic for Children with Special Needs Submitted by Lucy Goddin Thanks to Dee Beresford and her caring volunteers, the Boat Club had another successful event for Alexandria's children with special needs. The children look forward to these events all year, and are truly grateful for the opportunity to have such wonderful field trips. The photo below is a sample of the thank-you notes we received.

ODBC REGATTA COMMITTEE: 2017 ODBC CUP INVITATIONAL REGATTA Liz Beckman

The ODBC Regatta Committee is pleased to announce the 2nd annual ODBC Cup Invitational Regatta to be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Skippers and crew from seven countries have been invited to participate in a series of sailboat races on the Potomac River in front of the club. ODBC will represent the U.S. in an attempt to repeat last years decisive win over teams from three other countries. To help kick things off, ODBC leadership will host an opening reception for skippers and crew at the club on Friday, August 18. On Saturday at 9am, President Richard Banchoff will lead competitors in a champagne toast prior to the start of the first race at 10am. Following the races, ODBC will host competitors and guests at the awards ceremony and cookout. Club members are invited to watch the regatta from the clubhouse starting at 10am on Saturday and attend the awards ceremony and cookout from 4pm-6pm. Cookout tickets will be available starting on August 1 in the Tap Room. For more information, please contact Janice Hobart at hobart.janice@gmail.com (703-303-7100) or Doug Savage at dougsavage@aol.com (703-965-2699).

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COMMODORES REPORT: BURGEE TRANSITION TO THE NEW CLUBHOUSE Bill Gard Most yacht/boat clubs around the world identify themselves by unique pennants, or burgees. A popular tradition among boaters who are traveling is to visit local yacht clubs and boat clubs and while there, exchange burgees with boaters from those clubs. Old Dominion Boat Club has participated in this ritual for many years and we have collected over two hundred and fifty burgees from around the world. Our collection was formalized, organized and expanded in 1997 by former Commodores

. We have burgees from Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii, Europe and many more states, countries and continents. Our ODBC burgee has flown over the North Pole and over the Washington Monument (there are photos of these in the tap room). The current construction schedule for the new ODBC Clubhouse anticipates occupancy beginning in mid-September of this year. At that point, the club will have 60 days to transition from the old clubhouse to the new facility.

Top: Burgee Display in ODBC Taproom Bottom: New Taproom Rendering with Burgees

The architects rendering above of the new Taproom shows burgees mounted on parallel wires adjacent to 18 ceiling beams, but in the real world we will have burgees mounted on burgee staffs inserted into 4 rails attached to 6 ceiling beams around the perimeter of the bar. To accommodate the burgee transition, Forrester Construction, ODBCs general contractor, will fabricate, finish and install 200 linear feet of pre-drilled trim rails for mounting the burgees. At 6 on center, 200 feet of mounting rails will accommodate approximately 400 burgees.

. For twenty years, an average of 12 burgees per year have been added. Thus the 200 feet of rail installation will give us room for twelve years of burgee expansion. For the upcoming move, well procure enough materialsdowels, finials, hooks, etc. -- to install 300 burgees, enough for expansion for the next four years. To install the burgees, the plan is for ODBC volunteers to inventory, clean, organize, move and mount the collection on newly assembled burgee staffs. There are quite a few steps involved in executing the plan, including

Ensuring the existing display conforms with the burgee log and updating the log or the display as necessary;

Cleaning the burgees;

Procuring dowels and cup hooks, and cutting the dowels to size to fit

their new locations;

Attaching finials to the dowels and staining the assembled burgee staff;

Drilling pilot holes for the cup hooks from which the burgees will

hang, and attaching the 600 cup hooks;

Attaching the sequenced burgee collection to assembled burgee staffs;

Moving and installing the burgees in the new Tap Room.

Your suggested changes or additions to the plan are welcome. To comment or volunteer, email Bill Gard at bkgard123@aol.com

8 July 2017

FROM THE HOT DECK OF THE SOCIAL CHAIRMAN Bob Waters

Our June 3rd Lawn & Dock party was a great success for the following six reasons: 1. The outstanding efforts of those social committee members who dedicated their time preparing and setting up this event for all of our members to enjoy. 2. Participating Boaters who selflessly provided great apps/drinks etc. for all guests at their expense. 3. The volunteers who helped the day of the event with Raffle, ticket taking and as food servers. 4. Our club staff that prepared all of the food and table set up/tear down. 5. Mother Nature in providing outstanding weather. (Lets hope she does the same on July 15th) 6. And lastly, the ODBC members and their guests who purchased tickets (Sold Out event) and attended the last L&D at our current location. All seemed to enjoy themselves immensely. Non-Member Guest Limit Reminder Id like to remind all members that in accordance with our ODBC rules, members are allowed up to six (local) non-member guests per month, including social events. (Does not include the members spouse/significant other) One rationale behind this is so that members have sufficient space, whether in the Tap Room or at an event. It also precludes a member from monopolizing an event with his/her guests to the point that other members cannot attend due to space/ticket availability during social events. You can read the full non-member guest rules on our website under House and Ground Rules, Art II. Tier-Level Event Tickets At the June 5th General Membership meeting, a member questioned why we dont sell tier-level tickets for certain social events. After discussing at the June 8th social committee meeting, the social committee unanimously decided not to have tier-level tickets/tickets sold for after-dinner only. This would reduce the number of folks buying full price tickets, which will be required in

order to plan and pay in advance for the food/labor, band, entertainment, decorations etc. It will also require extra member volunteers to set up and man this endeavor. And there would be less comfortable space for those who purchased the full event ticket. Additionally, the unknown extra people would not be able to attend after they purchased tier tickets should the event be moved inside due to weather. The latter could not be accommodated due to Fire Marshal room headcount capacity. Why do we limit the number of Social event tickets for sale? One main reason tickets are limited is due to Fire Marshal headcount capacity for our inside rooms. Safety first!! So if we have an outdoor event, which can hold a greater number of folks, we always have to keep in mind the contingency of where would we hold the event inside in case of inclement weather? We also only have limited tables/chairs on hand and limiting tickets helps us to program food quantities. This will be more important as we move to our new clubhouse, as our room sizes are smaller thus less people capacity by Fire Marshal count. Luau, July 15th And finally, a pitch to get your July 15 Luau tickets early. If you wait until the last minute the odds are that they will be sold out. This will be our last Luau at this location and we are planning on it to be the best ever! Again, tickets will be limited. There will be a wait list for those who waited too long but the odds are slim of a member wanting to sell their ticket(s).

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Pamela Viola, Chair The membership voted in one new member at the June general meeting, Katherine "Kate" Bernhart. We are not conducting any interviews in June.

MEET THE NEW MEMBERS Amy Fries New member profiles are published in order of submissions received and as

space permits. Look for more introductions in upcoming newsletters.

Additional contact information is available at olddominionboatclub.com; log in

and select Membership Directory.

Susan Reinertson-Musella lives on Madison Street in north Old Town. Susan works at Amtrak, in the corporate office in DC. Susans involvement with ODBC began with her husbands (Michael Musella, Capt., Ret) membership. Since his passing two months ago, she has become a member to continue fostering the relationships he developed. Susan enjoys practicing Pilates and playing golf as a member at Army-Navy Country Club. Andy Raycroft has lived in Del Ray since 1981 with his wife, Rhonda Grisham. Both their sons, Tristan (an ODBC member) and Dylan, live with their families in Capitol Hill and Del Ray, respectively, and work in the family business, Rooftop Chimney Sweeps, LLC. Andy enjoys the four Bs: boating, baseball, books, and beer. Caroline Jolly is happy to follow in the footsteps of her big sister, Christine, and join the ODBC along with their parents, Dan and Martha Mica. Caroline works part-time in Old Town and is a full-time mom to three young children. Hopefully, you will see Caroline and her husband, Frank (new member!) on many a date night at ODBC. Nancy Rettig is the widow of Bill Rettig, whose son Buzz Rettig is also a member. She is from Texas and graduated from GWU. Her first job was an administrator at a large local church, and then she went into the IT business. She worked for CSC and a number of 8a companies as an administrator and technical editor. She is now retired and lives in Old Town.

Witney Schneidman lives with his wife, Lee Guerry, in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Alexandria. Witney heads the Africa practice at Covington and has been working on the continent for 40 years. Lee is a Realtor with TTR Sothebys. Witney and Lee stay busy with their friends, travel, and various goings on in Alexandria and Washington. Doug Ellis was born and raised in Wilmington, DE. He has resided in New Jersey for the last 40 years and has two grown children. He and his wife, Cathleen, an Alexandria resident, are thrilled to be part of the club. As an out-of-town member, Doug doesnt get to the club as often as he would like, but he has enjoyed the times spent there. Doug is president of a packaging company in NJ and hopes to retire in Alexandria. Jon Williams and his wife, Robin, have lived in Alexandria for 30 years. They currently reside in the Wilton Woods area. They have three grown children: Winston, Garrett, and Kathleen. Jon is a general dentist and has been practicing since 1987. His hobbies include golf, reading, and watching sports. Mason Montague Bavin is a native Alexandrian, who is delighted to be a new member of the ODBC. She grew up around the corner in Old Town and now lives down the Parkway with her husband, Clark, who is also a member along with their daughter, Elizabeth. They enjoy coming to the Club as a family and with friends. Mason is a Realtor at McEnearney Associates and, prior to that, enjoyed a career at SunTrust Bank. Cathy Smyles lives in Malvern Hill with her husband, Donnie; dog, Broce; and cat, Ruth Ann. Cathy is a Realtor with Long & Foster, on King Street. Cathy and Donnies son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and future grandson live on Lee Street, and their daughters live in Falls Church and Baltimore. Cathy has been enjoying bridge at the ODBC and spends time playing pretty bad golf. She is looking forward to good times at the club.

12 July 2017

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ANNOTATED Patrick Boyd

I think it is time for our photograpers and caption writer to be allowed inside the building to show the readers how the interior is shaping up.

14 July 2017

BULLETIN BOARD

Photos from the Annual Lawn and Dock Party, Saturday June 3, 2017

The ODBC Annual Crab FeastSaturday August 5th at 3:00 pm

This will be a ticketed event; no tickets sold at the door.

Tickets will go on sale the week of July 9th.

BRIDGE AND CANASTA WEDNESDAY JULY 26

Noon. $15. Have lunch and play cards. Love to have men as well as ladies.

We always have a big crowd and lots of tables. You do not have to be a member to put a table together

or play. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 2 PEOPLE TO PLAY

PINOCHLE. WE HAVE 2 INTERESTED, NEED 2 MORE FOR A

TABLE! Contact: Sally Z. Harper 703-517-2849

ATTENTION POKER PLAYERS: SUNDAY POKER GROUP

FUTURE EVENTS

OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUBP.O. Box 1245Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1245

Mon July 3 Monthly Membership Meeting

Sat July 15 Luau (Ticketed Event)

Sat Aug 5 Crab Feast (Ticketed Event)

Sat Aug 19 ODBC Cup Invitational Regatta

Sat Aug 26 Leukemia Cup Poker Run

Every Friday Evening until Fall

Tiki Bar with Entertainment