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In Port
Greetings to everyone, and
welcome to March! As this year’s
very cold winter starts to give way
to spring (I hope!), we are
beginning to prepare the Club for
the activities and events coming up
in the spring and summer months.
You may notice that the wooden
fencing next to the south sail loft,
along the walkway outside the
Junior Room, and in other places, has been treated
with a protective stain; our maintenance man, David,
took care of that. By the time you read this, the dry
storage area and other parts of the property will have
been treated with herbicide in an effort to prevent the
brambles and “sticker burrs” that always seem to
show up in the summertime. Dry Dockmaster Sam
Grant and his bride, Jennifer, are leading the effort to
do this, along with generally sprucing up the dry
storage area and point. My thanks to them for taking
the initiative, and thanks to all who are helping, in big
and small ways, to make the property look inviting
for all of our members.
In Memory of
Past Commodore Larry Tate
1920 - 2014
One of the activities we’ll be having in March is our
first “Self-help” Day of the year. It’s planned for
Saturday, 29 March, starting at 9:00 a.m. We will
have some small projects and clean up efforts planned
for that day. Whether you feel up to doing a little or
a lot, I do hope you’ll come out and participate – we
will have some fun and fellowship while making our
Club a little bit nicer. Oh, yes – we will have some
food and drink ready for participants when the work
is done.
March is usually a month of transition into the
brightness and new life of spring. I like to think that
we reflect the fresh and hopeful outlook of spring in
our lives as well. I look forward to seeing all of you
around the Club as we transition to the hectic
activities of the spring and summer. See you there!
Vice Commodore Jerry Vaughan
[email protected]
~ Fort Walton Yacht Club, Established in 1951 ~