WINE TASTING 2009
First of all I would like to thank Jason for putting on another great tasting. As usual you did an outstanding job. I also want to thank our own Terry Mcdonner who got with Jason and came up with some of the best cheeses we've ever had. Between the two of them they were able to pair up the wines and cheeses perfectly. Thanks again for a job well done.
Having said that, those who didn't make it know what you missed out on.
Everyone had a great time even though the turnout was a little disappointing. I would have like to have seen more of our members. After Jason finished his presentation there was some concern expressed by a couple of people over what we were going to do with all of the left over opened bottles of wine. Not to worry, we took care of all of them and made sure there was no wasted wine or cheese.
Just a early reminder about our 4th of July cruise to the south end to watch the boat parade. Hopefully we want get caught in a wind storm this year. As of now we have 3 boats signed up. Following the cruise we'll cook up some hot dogs and have some apple pie. I'll need to know how many are coming to this one so we'll have enough food on hand. Cast off time will be between 10:30 and 11.
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JAMBALAYA DINNER
It turned out to be another great event. We had a nice crowd and it was peaceful on the lake due to it being closed to power boat traffic. We had several small boats out sailing during the day. Dewey showed his sailing DVD we played some music and I think everything went well.
June 14 will be the date of our annual wine and cheese tasking party hosted by Jason Johnson of Purveyer Of Fine Wines. I hope a lot of you can make that event also. There will be a $10 per person charge for this social event. Hopefully we can do as well this year as last and make enough to defer the cost of the 4th of July cruise, hot dogs and apple pie like last year.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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MARDI GRAS CRUISE
Well I guess I have to say it. You should have been there. Even though the wind was blowing 15 to 20 when we all got to the club and it got higher as the day went on, a great time was had by everyone. We kept checking the wind and around 3 we recorded a gust of 25.4. Needless to say we didn't go out or down to New Roads. However, the Krew of Pelican rolled sometime around 1, I think. We only had one float and at times it didn't appear to be moving too fast but the beads still flew into the crowd. We'll have pictures on the web site soon. We also had some great food and plenty of Mardi Gras Spirits, if you know what I mean. I think we had about 15 members present during the day.
Now we're going to do some winter time sailing on Sunday afternoon around 2. I'd like to have some good communications during this time so everyone will know who's coming up to the club and how many will be there. If we can, we'll try to do a little informal racing if the situation presents it's self. Also remember our next scheduled event will be our third annual Poker Run starting at 1:00 followed by a pot luck dinner. Make your plans for that one. See you at the club.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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SPRING REGATTA
Many Thanks-
That's the best title I could come up with for this note. Thanks to
everyone one who participated in our 2008 Spring Regatta Saturday.
Whether
you raced or helped in any way I thank you for making this a great
regatta.
We could not do it without all the help and support. A very special
thanks
to West Marine of Baton Rouge for their sponsorship and support of our
regatta. You made Saturday a special day for us all. Everyone should
know
that they donated the two large orange marker buoys we used Saturday.
The
only way you wont see these is if they are put around a curve in the
lake.
For everyone who couldn't make it you missed some outstanding sailing.
Even
though the weather never really turned out the way it was forecast, it
was
still an excellent day for a regatta. It wasn't pretty, as they say,
but it
was perfect. Most of the day the winds were from the N to NW, give or
take a
degree or 3 or 4, you know how that goes. The speed was 8 to 10 gusting
to
12 to 15 I would say. We got in 3 races, the results will be posted on
the
web site this week. The pictures are already up if you would like to
look
them over. After the first race everyone enjoyed some of best BBQ
chicken
you can get along with BBQ beans and potato salad. I say it was good
because
there wasn't a lot left and we had plenty. We also had our usual great
dips,
desserts and munchies we all love to eat along with plenty of beer,
wine and
water. What else could you ask for.
Check your calendar (May) for our next event which will be sponsored
by our
social committee. That means it'll be paid for by your $5.00 social fee
so I
hope you will come out and take advantage of the opportunity.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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2008 August Fish Fry
We had over 20 people present Saturday, which I thought given the weather conditions, was pretty good. I bought 10 pounds of catfish and fried it all this time. When it was over there were none left, so I guess it was good.
I would like to thank everyone who brought stuff and everyone who helped put on the event. I really appreciate all the help.
I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce everyone to our newest member, David Burgin. Dave has a camp almost across from PYC and will be storing his 17 foot Hobie with us. Dave was voted on and "accepted" by the board Sunday. I wrote that note a little too early this morning Dave!
Everyone keep in mind that our fall regatta is scheduled for October 18th.
Maybe we'll have some good wind and most of the power boats should be gone by then. Do your best to make plans to come up and join us.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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Gustav Cleanup Day
Yesterday was a special day at Pelican. Over 20 of our members turned out to help with the hurricane cleanup. Having that many people helping made the job easier and faster for us all. I would like to thank all of you for your support in this effort and I know all of our members will appreciate your hard work when they see the pile of debris by the road.
I would like to offer a special thanks to Rob Parker who spent practically an entire day up there cutting up the tree trunk. By doing this the work party was able to clear the entire parking lot in just one morning. Well done Rob, thanks a lot.
Another thank you to Terry McDonner for supplying the burgers and hot dogs and also to Jerry and Gretchen Daffin for bringing all of the other food and for Jerry's pit skills. Everything was great. We worked hard and ate well.
A word of caution however. There are several boards missing from the front pier and until the water goes down at least another foot or so they can not be replaced. If you have to go out on that pier please watch your step.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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2008 Fall Regatta
In my opinion this was one of our best. The wind was outstanding, making for a great day of racing. We sailed 3 races in the afternoon with 3 Scots and 4 Portsmouth boats. It was decided to have lunch before we started racing so we wouldn't have to stop in the middle of the great breeze.
Hamburgers, hot dogs and a couple of smoked briskets were provided and cooked by Terry McDonner. As usual he did an outstanding job.
I think we had as many or more people eating than we had sailing, but that's OK, that's what makes our club events so good.
Check our web site soon for the race result and I'm sure some great photos.
For those of you who couldn't make it, you missed another good one.
I hope we'll see everyone at the Christmas party and annual meeting on Dec. 13th.
Thanks to everyone who helped put on another Pelican Regatta ya'll did a fine job.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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4th Of July Parade
Let me start by saying we all arrived at the club to a beautiful summer day. There was a nice 5 to 8 mph south wind and everyone was eager to get out on the water. We actually ended up with 6 boats this year and about 20 people. We all took off for the south end of the lake to watch the parade and enjoy the day. Everyone had a great time.
Now, if you believe that story I've got some water front property you might be interested in.
There were 6 boats and 20 people, but the real story was this. The new AC wasn't working, hungry rat we think, no wind, hot, a lot of power boats, more than we've had in the past, the lake was rough and that's when things started to go down hill. We got to our spot to watch the parade but Mary Leake became overheated so Beaux had to head back to the club.
Riley had been eating chips, drinking water and laying in the hot cabin in rough water, guess what. I decided to take her back to the club so we went by Dennis's boat to let him know we were leaving. Reed wanted a ride back because his son was hot also. We picked them up and off we went. After we got back to the club Dennis called and said at 1:45 they still hadn't seen a parade boat. (it started at 1) An hour later they returned to the club just before it started to rain and get everybody's sails wet.
Yea I know, things didn't go well until now. As planned we had hot dogs with chili & cheese along with apple pie and ice cream. I want to thank Lydia Kennedy for the chili, apparently everyone liked it, there wasn't any left. Also, Mary Leake brought a Greek pasta salad that was excellent.
Linda brought her veggie pizza which was also gone along with the salad.
I have to give the commodore's award for persistence and dedication to sailing to Dewey and Marie. They made it most of the way to the parade but had to turn around because, I suspect big waves, heat and no wind were the cause. We offered them a tow but they wanted to sail all the way back, which they did. I don't want to leave out Fuzzy & Alice either. They did a lot of sailing in no wind also. Members like these four are what make us a great club. They come just to enjoy sailing and I think that's great.
The social committee is considering changing the agenda for our 4th of July event. If you have any suggestions let us know.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Commodore, Pelican Yacht Club
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2009 Coffee Pot
The final race of the Coffee Pot series was raced on January 25th in very light breeze. Three Flying Scots raced a very short course but the racing was the closest of the series. Great food was provided by Jan and Herb Sumrall...Thanks!!
Thanks also to Dave Poydock for again running races. The results of the final race were as follows:
1st-- Matt Thurston
2nd--Rob Parker
3rd—Carpenters
The 2009 Coffee Pot Series results are as follows:
1st--Parker--8 pts.
2nd--Evans--14 pts. (tiebreak)
3rd--Thurston--14 pts.
4th--Carpenter--15 pts.
5th--Saurage--19 pts.
6th--Baltz--21 pts.
7th--Lauve--24 pts.
8th--Teekel--27 pts. (tie)
8th--Newman--27 pts. (tie):
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2009 Spring Regatta
The 2009 Pelican Spring Regatta/Cajun Country Classic was held this week at Pelican Yacht Club. Plenty of wind, and quite a chop on the lake made for a good if challenging day for the Scots. Results were:
Cajun Country Classic Overall Results
Rob Parker-- 1st Place
Charles Bueller--2nd Place
Al Rees---3rd Place
Matt Thurston--4th place
Wade Thomas--5th place
Portsmouth class was dropped.
Special Thanks to Brian and the folks at West Marine for providing and manning the Committee Boat.
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White Beans Social 2009
Members enjoyed a great White Beans Social with Greg Bradley stirring the iron pots.
Special thanks to all those who brought dishes, with a big thumbs up to the McDonners for the incredible mulitiple layers of chocolate and white chocolate and more chocolate in that chocolate cheesecake which was topped by shaved chocolate.
When that dessert was presented on the table a gaggle of club racers converged on it, half claiming right of way, half hailing for give way. No protests were filed in the end.
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Wine & Cheese 2009
On Saturday June 6 about 30 Pelican Yacht Club members and guests enjoyed an afternoon Wine And Cheese Tasting
hosted by Jason Johnson of Purveyors Of Fine Wines with a cheese sampler provided by Terry McDonner. Everyone enjoyed Jason's educational and tasty presentation again this year.
Later in the day a fine brisket and fresh rolls were enjoyed by all.
Thanks to Social Committee Chair Greg Bradley
for another great club event on False River.
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2010 COFFEE POT RACE SERIES WINNER
HANK SURAGE SAILING HIS SUNFISH
This series consisted of five Sunday afternoon informal races followed by pot luck lunches. Race conditions ranged from light to brisk cold shifting winds, cloud cover to bright sun and thankfully no sneaux. For full details see the race results section.
If you have never raced before and want to get started this is the event for you, no pressure, and no previous knowledge of racing required. The post race socials were incredible, great food, drinks and camaraderie made for a truly successful series. I would like to thank every one who participated in sailing, race committee and providing the incredible food.
Charles Broome
Commodore
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MARDI GRAS SAIL TO NEW ROADS
Five boats departed the club, around noon, under a bright sun with brisk and shifting winds; the sail to New Roads took about one hour. After a drink at Satterfield’s we watched most of the afternoon parade which improves each year. Our departure from New Roads was more or less in a group with Dennis in the lead hugging the island side increasing his lead and maintaining a constant course. The return winds were lighter with fewer gusts which made for a nice cruise back to the club. When all arrived the pot luck dinner (hard to call it pot luck) was ready and all enjoyed the food and social.
Charles Broome
Commodore
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Poker Run 2010 Report
I just wanted to let everyone know that it turned out to be a great get
together Saturday. The turnout was nice with 17 or 18 present. Dennis and
Terry McDonner were the only ones who went out due to high winds. Dennis
broke his rudder and he and Terry did a nice job of sailing back from the
north end without one. The poker run was won by Linda with 9 or 10 hands
being played. Everyone seemed to enjoy our new sound system and a good time
was had by all. As usual some had a better time than others. Thanks to Jerry
Daffin for supplying the sound system and for cooking the burgers. Also many
thanks to everyone who helped get the food ready, it was great. Sometime in
May we will be having our annual jambalaya & white bean dinner. This year
we're planning a seafood paella by Don Goddard and myself. When the date is
set I'll let you know. I hope you can make it. Once again, thanks to
everyone who came out and I hope to see you at the next event.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Social Committee Chairman
Pelican Yacht Club
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May Social Event
I would like to thank all of our members who came up to the club Saturday to support our effort in keeping the club active and alive all year. It's always good to see a big group up there for events other than regattas and the coffee pot. We had a nice turnout with 24 members and guest present. A special thanks to Don Goddard who cooked a great Paella dinner for us. Those of you who didn't come missed a special meal. I also would like to thank all the members who brought the side dishes and all those who helped with the cleanup afterward.
I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that our annual wine and cheese tasting party is scheduled for June 12 @ 2:00 P.M. It will once again be hosted by Jason Johnson of Purveyor Of Fine Wines. Terry McDonner will be working with Jason coordinating the cheese selection. I hope to see you there on the 12th.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Social Committee Chairman
Pelican Yacht Club
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Wine and Cheese
Yesterday June 12th Pelican held it's annual wine and cheese tasting party.
In my opinion it was the best one we've had. The unofficial head count was in the neighborhood of 34. Once again Jason Johnson did an outstanding job bringing us great wines and also Terry McDonner who coordinated the cheeses to complement the wines. There were plenty of snacks and dips before hand so thanks to all who brought something. The party got underway around 2:30 and lasted a couple of hours. Everyone had a great time. This event and the Christmas party are the best socials we have for meeting members you may not know and for reacquainting yourself with old ones you haven't seen in a while. For those of you who didn't make it you missed a good one and we hope to see you next year. Also don't forget there is a boat parade down on the south end of the river if you want to sail down and watch it. Good luck with that one.
As usual I'll take this opportunity to remind everyone that our next social
event is Sunday July 4th. We will be serving our usual for the 4th, hot
dogs, apple pie and home made ice-cream. Now it doesn't get any better than that. This is an all day event with not much planning so we'll serve the dogs sometime between 2 and 3. Let me know if you can make it. If you can't, come anyway.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Social Committee Chairman
Pelican Yacht Club
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$th of July 2010
Another great turn out Sunday. We had a total of 29 people this year. It
would have been a great day to sail if it wasn't for a 1000 boats on the
water. Except for no oil on the water it looked like the gulf out there. I'd
like to thank Bob for the hot dog chili, Alice for the potato salad, Ann for
the BBQ beans, Dennis for the apple pies and Bill for the home made
ice-cream. Also thanks to all those who brought snacks and to Linda for
gathering all the fixings for the dogs. A lot of socializing got done Sunday
so I'm sure we're all caught up for a while.
If you've looked at our calendar lately you'll see the fish fry is
scheduled for August. I'm not going to be able to do it again so I'll move
it to either the first or second Saturday in September or cancel it all
together. If anyone would like to volunteer to do it they are more than
welcome. I can give you all the supply information you would need.
Also you will have seen that the Christmas party has been scheduled for
December 11. This year it will be held at The Oaks At Sherwood from 7:00 to
11:00. I'll be sending out more information about that later.
Thank You,
Greg Bradley
Social Committee Chairman
Pelican Yacht Club
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