LIGHTHOUSE
DORCHESTER YACHT CLUB
Latitude: 042.18.20 N Longitude: 071.02.46 W
FOUNDED 1870
100 PLAYSTEAD ROAD
DORCHESTER, MA 02125
617-436-1002
www.dorchesteryachtclub.com
Commodore
Paul Polito
617-265-4868
Vice Commodore
Greg Bedrosian
508-245-4652
Rear Commodore
Brian Taylor
617-593-1684
Treasurer
Marty Cahill
781-933-2520
Secretary
Steve Cavanaugh
774-240-0065
[email protected]
Directors
Robert Mirabito P.C.
Ray Tomasini
Jack Donegan
Patrick McDonough
Committee Chairmen
House
David Greenwood
617-594-2962
Inboard Float
Al Chouinard
508-826-2055
Outboard Float
Bob Bailey
781-344-9155
Regatta
Greg Bedrosian
508-245-4652
Steward
Kenny Grealish
Fleet Captain
Chris Loeffler
Measurer
Jack Lewis
Safety Officer
Walter Belushko
Fleet Chaplain
Reverend Paul Peterson
February 2015
Words from the Commodore
Winter is still here and with some wishful thinking it will only be four
to six weeks before we can start to prepare the floats for the summer occupation.
I just have some reminders for the membership about their obligations as members. You have to do your assigned night watch or you will
be fined one hundred dollars. People seem to forget this duty and the fine
will have to be paid before they can bring their boat into the club this
spring. It’s important we know if there is anything wrong at the club like
the heat is off or there is water spraying over anything.
I also need to remind the membership that if they value their seniority they will show up at the March meeting on the 12th to vote down the
rule change for mutual swaps. This practice was eliminated once and
then brought back with some limitations attached over my best judgment.
The float giveaway is coming up fast and we have a few floats up for
grabs on both the inboard and outboard sides. If you are looking for a
float don’t forget your checkbook because you need to pay for it when
you take it, along with any fines you may have accrued. Even people
with permanent slips need to be paid in full in order to transfer or bring
their boat into the club this spring.
Well not much more to say, seeing it’s still winter; but I am looking
forward to seeing people come to the club soon and start the activity this
spring. So as always please show up to vote in March and be careful coming and going from the club.
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Watch hours are from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.
SUNDAY
1
MONDAY
Kenneth
Portanova
Kenneth
Portanova Jr
Luis
Perez
Phuc
Vinh
Robert
Sweeney
Edward
Winkows
Matthew
Troy
Paul
Troy
Robert
Abraham
Lahcen
Abaichi
John
Borkowski
Greg
Bedrosia
Livio
Cence
Nicholas
Cence
8
15
22
29
Richard
White
Gerry
White
Kenneth
Bruneau
William
Burns
2
9
16
23
30
Stephen
Cavanaugh
Kurt
Brown
March 2015
TUESDAY
Michael
Robitaille
Philip
Trotter
Kathleen
Tyrell
William
Rizzi
Mark
Worster
Kathleen
Zammito
Matthew
Brennan
John
Button
3
10
17
24
31
WEDNESDAY
Cesar
Romero
James
Souza
4
11
Ronald
Weiss
John
Vespaziani
Steven
Ahern
John
Barnett
Nicholas
Bell
Richard
Galvin
18
25
THURSDAY
5
FRIDAY
Board
of
Directors
Meeting
Jeffrey
Sardelli
Jessica
Sardelli
General
Body
Meeting
Rui
Vieira
Shaun
Teed
12
Donald
Amico
Adam
Apak
Jim A
Bove
Jim J
Bove
19
26
Joseph
Baker
Kenneth
Grealish
John
Camargo
Joe
Bruno
6
13
20
27
SATURDAY
Edward
White
David
Ottaviani
Steve
Williams
Richard
Vogt
7
14
21
Paul
Benvissuto
Phillip
Benvissuto
Marta
Carney
Mark
Smith
28
Christopher
Connolly
Jose
Cruz
PROPOSED RULE CHANGE
PERMANENT FLOAT SWAPS
Proposed change to rule of inboard and outboard float rule would eliminate wording that restricts permanent
swaps based on years of seniority, and would open it to all members who have a permenent float. The new rule
would read.
A member who has been assigned a float and wishes to mutually exchange floats with another member who has been assigned a permanent float, must make a request in writing to the Float Committee, signed by both members, with a copy sent to the Secretary for filing in the members’ records. The
Float Committee Chairman will decide if such request can be granted or denied after all facts are
taken into consideration, and shall notify the Secretary of his decision and, if applicable, the reason
for NOT granting such request.
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Watch hours are from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.
SUNDAY
5
Happy
Easter
Float Give-Away
John
Concetti
Thomas
Campbell
MONDAY
12
19
6
Stephan
Colbert
Vincent
DiSalvo
Bradley
Comb
Colin
Fitzpatrick
13
20
April 2015
TUESDAY
James
Curran
James
Curran Jr
Charlie
Dang
Eric
King
14
21
Gregory
Clark
David
Dickson
Daniel
Campbell
Christina
O'Keefe
William
Desmond
Clifford
Edwards
8
15
22
2
FRIDAY
Board
of
Directors
Meeting
Thomas
Cosgrove
Michael
Gingras
General
Body
Meeting
Van
Christie
Joe
Christiano
Martin
Devlin
Martin
Devlin Jr
16
23
John
Donegan
William
Dolan
17
24
Deborah
Connolly
Brian
Foster
Michael
Dunk
Robert
Downs
March 27, 2015
Winthrop Yacht Club
Membership
DYC Members are eligible
for a discounted membership in Boat Owners Of The
US (BoatUS). Membership brings discounts at West
Marine, boat and trailier towing and more.The yacht
club’s discount code is: GA80017Y. You can sign up
online at: http://tinyurl.com/p9qqxaa
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Gene
Jurczuk
Jeff
Maranhas
11
18
25
Joseph
Daniel
David
Gates
Goguen
Greenwood
Jenny
Salvatore
Richard
David
Jelliffe
Lando
Grabowski
Greenwood Jr
Upcoming MBYCA meetings
The second annuall Jimmy Finn Memorial Golf
February 27th, 2015
Tournament will be held Friday May 22nd at the
Braintree Yacht Club
Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton. More de9 Gordon Road, Braintree, MA
tails will be available soon.
Refreshments: 7:30 pm
Meeting: 8:00 pm
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Stephen
Gallagher
Richard
Galvin
10
Emilio
Cappuccio
Joe
Crane
4
Kris
Foster
Thomas
Ferrari
28
Bruce
Kennedy
James
Georgilas
9
3
SATURDAY
John
Ellis
John
Mancini
27
Michael
Francione
Bob
Holmes
1
THURSDAY
Christopher
Drew
Tim
Davidson
26
Bernard
Feeney
Eileen
Feeney
7
WEDNESDAY
LIGHTHOUSE
DORCHESTER YACHT CLUB
FOUNDED 1870
100 PLAYSTEAD ROAD
DORCHESTER, MA 02125
617-436-1002
BOD Meeting:
Monthly Members Meeting:
Annual Float Give-Away
DYC SPONSORS
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Please patronize our sponsors.
If you’d like to be listed as a sponsor of the DYC Lighthouse, please contact secretary Steve Cavanaugh.
Moving
LARKIN
Boat Storage
We Will Move For You!
40 Sprague Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
617-522-3300
Packing
[email protected] Storage
6:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
12:00 noon
MEETING MEALS
If you would like to earn 8 hours of your work
time, consider preparing a meal to serve after the
monthly member meeting. You may spend up to
$175.00 (which will be re-imbursed, so save your
receipts), and you can prepare anything you like.
If interested please contact Greg Bedrosian via
email at [email protected] or by phone
at 508-245-4652. We need members to sign up for
May through December in 2015.