Fort Walton Yacht Club Letter Log
JULY 2018
30° 25.60’N 86° 35.58’W
At the Helm
By Fleet Captain Shari Seaton
Email: [email protected]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FUN RACING is in full swing! If
you want to catch a ride come on down to the patio not
later than 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon and we will get
you on a boat!
Our annual Billy Bowlegs Regatta was a blast with nine
club boats racing and our traditional Pirate Party on Sat-
urday evening. Thank you, Entertainment Committee, for
a great party! And our Race Committee for the weekend did a fabulous job on the wa-
ter! Director Lou Richard, David Seaton, Phyllis Seaton, Robb Rennie, Pat Rennie, Cece
Stoldt, John Farris, Jim Williford, Gerry Harvey, and Cindi Barber. Thank you to all of the
people who continue to make our club great by volunteering their time and energy!
Four boats from FWYC participated in the GYA Challenge Cup in Gulfport, Mississippi this
year. Thank you, Craig and Deborah Wilusz, for organizing the out of town event! Our
skippers this year were: Craig Wilusz, Paul Beaudry, Rob Brown and Jennifer Grant.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Our trophy committee has included information concerning the removal of trophies from
the club and ask that everyone please comply with the new procedure attached. Please
keep in mind that our by-laws state:
ARTICLE III - DUTIES OF COMMITTEES, Section 20 - Trophy Committee.
"Trophies, traveling or otherwise, will not leave the Yacht Club premises without the
knowledge or permission of the Committee Chairman".
The Meigs Regatta, our own Capdevielle event and will be held on July 7th & 8th. We
always need volunteers so If you have some time to spare for our Capdevielle event this
year, please let me know. Our Entertainment Committee is planning a party after the first
day of racing and I know it will be a blast! I hope
everyone will attend to help support our
Sailors for
sailors and welcome our visitors.
the Sea awarded FWYC the Sil-
ver Level Clean Regattas Certification for our part
See you around the club,
in the US Sailing Multihull Championship/Wetafest.
Shari Seaton
FWYC and staff was awarded the certification for our part by sup-
FWYC Fleet Captain
porting a paperless regatta, providing water stations and refillable water
bottles, removing the use of plastics and foam, adding recycling bins for
use during the event and other environmentally friendly activities. Some
of the practices are new to our club but with a little repetition we can
sustain these new habits and become more responsive to our en-
vironment. Thank you to FWYC Staff and all participants
for all of your efforts in helping keep our
waterways clean.
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