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Nachrichten 2012 aus dem Manhattan Sailing Club
www.myc.org/ - Nachrichten MYC 2012
28.03.2012
Moet & Chandon will sponsor the Flagship America II for our club's Silver Jubilee
Season!
Manhattan Sailing Club
March 2012 Newsletter
Champagne Greetings from the Commodore!
Photo: Commodore Fortenbaugh raises his Caribbean burgee after dropping anchor on
the beautiful island of Bequia in the Grenadines. if you haven't been to Bequia
yet, go soon!
Dear Members - Spring is in the air and we will be painting the J/24 bottoms this
weekend. Our sailing season is just over 4 weeks away. Lots of great things are
happening for our Silver Jubilee season. Moet & Chandon has signed on as the Flagship
sponsor. What a great way to celebrate! And there will be an America's Cup event
in Newport at the end of June. Maybe America II will travel there to serve as a
spectator boat. Keep an eye out of the announcement. Start the season out right.
Please buy a ticket to the Sailors Ball which will be Friday, April 27. Then tell
all of your friends as well. This is an important fundraiser for our Foundation
and also the best black tie party of the year. With our club turning 25 this summer,
we have some great history. Read the interview with our new Member #1 below. And
we already have teams signed up for the Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge
in August. Make sure you are in town so you can participate as well.
- Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh
Moet & Chandon Sponsors 12 Meter "America II" for Silver Jubilee Season!
Photo: March is too early for "America II" to be in the water but that didn't stop
the Moet & Chandon team led by Ludovic de Plessis (center) from coming down to the
clubhouse to learn more about the spirit of sailing. They brought wit them an incredible
bottle emblazoned with the club logo. This will be a new piece of club history
for display on the clubhouse!
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Another big announcement to help celebrate our Silver Jubille Season! Moet & Chandon,
America's most famous champagne brand, has renewed their sponsorship of 12 Meter
"America II." The well-known "Moet" sail will be hoisted again this season and
seen by hundreds of thousands of people in and around the harbor. Moet & Chandon
has been involved with the America's Cup since 1987 and therefore, celebrating their
25th anniversary. Our Flagship 12 Meter "America II" is also celebrating her 25th
birthday this year. And, of course, our Club is as well. All of us are now celebrating
a Silver Jubille together. Pop the corks and a great toast to the elegance and
glamour that combines 12 Meter sailing and Moet & Chandon champagne.
Spring Launching - Saturday, March 31
Spring Launching is this Saturday! This is the annual event where members travel
to the boat storage facility in Blairstown, NJ to help paint the bottoms and prepare
the fleet for the coming season. This tradition began in 1991! In addition to
preparation, it is a festive atmosphere and the the first BBQ of the season. There
is a bus from the club docks and a few tickets are still available. You can also
car pool to the event. Hope to see you there!
http://www.myc.org/Events/spring_launch.htm
Buy Your Tickets to the Sailors Ball Today!
The Sailor's Ball is the annual party which celebrates the start of the new sailing
season. It will be Friday, April 27 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. This black tie party
is thrown in a prestigious club on Pine St in Lower Manhattan. It is always one
of the greatest social events of the season. The Sailors Ball benefits the New
York Harbor Sailing Foundation and has helped fund many great things, including
the junior sailing programs. Since we are celebrating our Silver Jubilee, this
year's Sailors Ball should be the best ever. Please support this event and buy
your tickets now at https://www.nyharborsailing.com/Sailors_Ball/default.htm
8 Teams Already Confirmed for Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge &
More Expected
The Fifth Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge will take place August
17, 18 & 19. Already 8 teams have entered with more teams expected to complete
their entry forms soon. Now the question will be - which club will end up "Top
of the World!" No club has ever won the Challenge twice. More details are at http://www.myc.org/iycc/default.htm
Be sure to keep your schedule clear and be in NYC during this event. you can participate
as a Race Committee volunteer, as a Club Ambassador or as a member of the Pit Crew.
There will be lots of opportunities to have fun, meet the foreign sailors and celebrate
the sport of sailing.
Only One Spot Left in Sail Patrol
Are you an experienced skipper and would you like to sail for free? The Club is
looking for volunteers to become members of a "Sail Patrol." The Sail Patrol concept
is borrowed from the ski industry. Experienced skiers volunteer their time to serve
on a "Ski Patrol." In return, they get to ski for free. Our club is adopting this
concept to sailing and we will invite 10 sailors to join the first "Sail Patrol."
To qualify, you need to be an excellent skipper and educator. Members of the Sail
Patrol will be able to skipper boats as part of the club's Fleet Captain Program.
This is a free educational program which provides training and experience to crew.
Just like in skiing, there will be responsibilities and limitations for the "Sail
Patrol."
The website www.myc.org
has more details under the Fleet Captain page. Sailors who wish to join the Sail
Patrol will be interviewed by the club membership director. If accepted, you will
be given an orientation to the boats as well as a series of standards and expectations.
Your mission will be to ensure club standards are followed and train others about
these expectations. Nine out of the ten spots have already been allocated for this
season. Congratulations to these members of the Sail Patrol:
In order of joining Sail Patrol program
1 Sonya Mesommonta
2 Craig Kayain
3 Lori Ruderman
4 Ted Wallace
5 Andrea Radoff
6 Clifton Yen
7 Lauren Turner
8 Evan Eustace
9 Dan Rothschild
Member Spotlight
Member #1 - Lorraine Aronowitz & Robert Danzig
This first member ever to join Manhattan Sailing Club was Gazi Alkaya. Gazi retired
from the club in the mid-1990s. The Member #1 title was then given to Dr. David
Korris. Dr. Korris retired last year at the age of 90 and our Club's new Member
#1 is Lorraine Aronowitz & Robert Danzig. Bomer interviewed Lorraine below:
Bomer: Do you remember when you first joined the club and what caused you to join?
Lorraine: I learned to sail at Cornell and when I moved to New York City, I wanted
to continue spending time out on the water. I went down for a celebration at the
South Street Seaport and saw Michael sitting at a table. When I went to speak with
him, he was so enthusiastic about having a sailing club in the city of New York
and I thought it was a great idea- sailing in the harbor. Fantastic! Needless to
say, I signed up right away!
Bomer: Do you remember your first sail in the harbor and what was it like?
Lorraine: When I first joined the club, I was young and single which allowed me
to make it down for 9 a.m. sails on Saturdays. Now it's hard to believe that I got
down there so early! I remember that one of my first impressions of the club was
that it was so social and how friendly all of the members were. As a group we even
went and grabbed lunch together after the sails. Regardless of skill level, everybody
wanted to be a part of the club and had so much fun being involved. Sailing in this
city is such a unique experience, so different than anywhere else. Having to dodge
ferries, bridges and water taxis, it really helps a sailor to develop a special
skill level to sail in the harbor. Members like Jon Overton are really what make
this club so great. Jon became a good friend to both Rob and I and we have so
many good memories of sailing with him. Whenever he had a spare minute, he would
call and ask us to go out on sails and really helped to put anyone on his boat
at ease by providing good tips and taking the time to explain specifics about the
harbor. To compensate him for his time, I was always in charge of bringing sandwiches
out for the sails!
Bomer: What was it like sailing out of the South Street Seaport?
Lorraine: While South Street Seaport was a great start for the club, it's not as
nice as sailing out of North Cove. Since the club sailboats were wedged in between
these big boats, it always felt a little crowded and not as convivial as the North
Cove is today. Today, the North Cove has a more much relaxed feel.
Bomer: How has the club changed over the years?
Lorraine: One of the main things that has changed is that our facilities are so
much better and that the North Cove really feels like ours; like it was meant to
have our sailing club inside of it. Having that feeling that it's our place makes
sailing on the Hudson extremely pleasant, as you get the beautiful views when you
get out on the water, but then when you come back in, you know there will always
be familiar faces awaiting your return and catching up on the docks when you come
back in. This area in particular is really conducive to healthy outdoor activity
too. There's always people coming and going: bicyclists, running, curious tourists,
sailors. I think the North Cove fits the vision of the club so well. The MSC also
really displays that we do live on an island and is a wonderful outlet for new Yorkers
who are provincial. The club puts sailing at your fingertips and allows members
to be participatory of the water history of the city. This club really shows that
NY harbor can be a home for pleasure craft and by putting sailing at your fingertips,
it really makes sailing easily accessible for everyone in the city. When someone
mentions the MSC, they smile because they know it's something special that the
city has.
Photo: Rob Danzig is married to Lorraine Aronowitz, now Member #1 of the club!
Bomer: What is your favorite memory of the club?
Lorraine: I love hearing the sound of the canon shooting at the beginning of the
season to signify that start of another great summer sailing on the Hudson. It's
one of those little delightful touches of the club.
Bomer: What is the funniest thing which has happened to you as a member?
Lorraine: I had a friend visiting from abroad in late October and he wanted to go
out onto the water. A club member invited to take me out sailing and I thought it
would be the perfect opportunity to make it happen. Being late October, however,
it was blustery, cold and the wind was so strong. There's certainly something to
be said for sailing at the end of the season when it's really cold. I remember thinking,
"This is it...the most wild experience. Who's going to call my mother and tell her
what has happened?" Those couple hours were a really challenge, but my friend and
the skipper had a great time. When we were done for the day, the skipper asked,
"Want to go out tomorrow?" I also remember there being a dachshund with its own
life preserver and thinking that was really cute!
Welcome Aboard to These New Members!
The following sailors have joined the Club during our Silver Jubilee Season. If
you meet them at the docks or clubhouse, be sure to offer them congratulations
and big "Welcome Aboard!"
Jon Gimpel
Natalia Lesniak
John Paul Lech
Ashley Lech
Stephen Caruso
Christian Spitz
Jonathan Grant
Dr. Zahi Fayad
Seen at the Club
Here are some of your fellow members "Seen at the Club." Do you have pictures we
could consider for this column? Please submit them to bomer@myc.org [mailto:bomer@myc.org].
Manhattan Sailing Club | 385 South End Ave. #6H | New York | NY | 10280
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