Fort Walton Yacht Club Letter Log
May 2018
30° 25.60’N 86° 35.58’W
At the Helm
By Fleet Captain Shari Seaton
Email: [email protected]
CONGRATULATIONS RANDY SMYTH as
the 2018 US Sailing Multihull Champion and
2018 Westafest winner.
Thank you to all of our volunteers who made
the event great! Our volunteers are the best!
Ten races and three days on the water, hosting
guests from as far as Washington, California,
Ontario, New York and New Zealand. A total
of 38 boats participated in the event this year
including Nancy Mazzulli from US Sailing. We should all be proud of our staff and volun-
teers. Our staff did an outstanding job! Thank you!
Signal Boat
Hal Smith PRO, Phyllis Seaton, Commodore Faye Black, Jerry Black,
Sally Smith, Jim Williford, Carolyn Williford and Lou Richard
Mark Boat
Jerry Vaughan, Gerry Harvey, Robb Rennie and Pat Rennie
Pin Set Boat
Kerrie Serpa, Jennifer Grant and Sam Grant
Mark Boat
Steve Mee and Tammi Mee
Media Boat
Craig Wilusz, Cece Stoldt, and Nick Tomecek NWF Daily News
Scoring Lou Richard and Nancy Mazzulli, US Sailing
Judges Boat
Ken Morrison, Charles Harp, and John Farris
Safety Boat
Dr. David Sly and Lynn Wooten
Safety Boat
Ariel Lowerson, Jeff Drechsler and Vice Commodore Craig Stoldt
Safety Boat
David Seaton, Leslie Hanley and Fleet Captain Shari Seaton
Registration
Jane Waters, Monica Reed and Lou Richard
Dry Storage
Jim Serpa
Boat Delivery
Carson Smith, Linda Wright, Cameron Farrah, and Jeff Drechsler
We still have volunteers working in the Junior Room for painting. Thank you, Lesley Han-
ley, Cece Stoldt, Jennifer Grant, Kerrie Serpa, Stephen Mee, Jan Hine, Craig Stoldt,
David Seaton, Bill Ward and Jeff Drechsler for all the hard work you do to make our
space great!
The GYA Opening Regatta will be held in Mobile this year and our Capdevielle Sailors will
compete in the regatta on May 5th and 6th. Good luck to all of our Viper Sailors.
Our annual Spring Fling begins May 5th and the group is heading east towards Panama
City and Port St. Joe. Anyone with a boat, provisions, and good humor is welcome to at-
tend. Thank you, Alan and Jackie Chapman, for setting up the details.
The FWYC Double Handed Race will be held on May 19th. Grab your best sailing buddy
and join in the fun!
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