Bay Yacht Club

Since the beginning of The Bay Yacht Club, members have offered to cook meals for a Friday night dinner and later, a Saturday night affair, to raise donations for club functions. Their participation is always voluntary as well as the price of the meal.

Members also celebrate designated holidays and events throughout the year.

Johnny Huddleston, Richard Butler, Susan Walton, Amanda Horne and Mark Hiler

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Fantastic! Sixty six served - Sixty three RSVP. Good time had by all. If you like to contribute with more information such as guests, things of interest, etc., please email the webmaster.

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(Hal Peterson, Jerry Vaughn, Jim Baldwin pictured left.)

Knot expert, experienced mountaineer and infamous sailor, Walt Crawford, demonstrated the importance and uses of many knots to a gathering of more than a dozen members, 5:00 PM, Saturday, February 20th. In the first educational seminar of the year and preceding, "Grill Yourself", Crawford taught the crowd how to tie the cleat hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, and the carrick bend as well as many others while explaining the vices and virtues of each for specific nautical uses.

Neil Gallagher, Walt Crawford, Hatcher Chalkley, Andy Horner, Bruce Swart, Mark Lambert, Jim Robertson and Rudy Mircovich, Jr., shown above.

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Afterwords, the knot tiers, were joined by many more members bringing "sides" as well as meat to "grill yourself" for the nights dinner. Mark Hiler shepherded the grill and attempted to assist the other grill experts in their fiery feast as all were fed to their hearts desire.

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Doug Weakly, Jim Isbell and Johnny Huddleston man the grill, right.

Jo and Ron Hebert with cooking assistants, Ron's sister and brother in law Sharon and Dennis Mayes

Great cajun food and just good ole Mardi Gras fun. Jo and Ron Hebert put on a spectacular spread including wonderful decorations, beads, masks and party favors. Even though there were a few RSVP disfunctions, the Hebert clan was able to feed the teaming hungry mass. Please folks, don't forget to RSVP to future events.

Debbie and Bud O'Brien were presented their official club burgee and we welcomed the guests of Julie and Mark Lambert - Frank and Carol Garza, of E Dock and San Antonio, during the party. As an additional highlight, the Yucatan Peninsula Yacht Club burgee was presented to the club by Commodore Harry Armenia following his return from the Club's Carnival Cruise to Mexico.

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With only 37 RSVP, 2008 Cooks of the Year, Cynthia and Johnny Huddleston ended up feeding 62 members and guests for the first club dinner of 2010, Saturday, January 23rd. Good thing the Huddleston's had gained the experience in crowd feeding during 2008. Their meal consisted of 25 lbs. of pork loin, 4 large beer butt chickens, 20 lbs. of Cynthia's special potatoes, a large garden salad, whole wheat rolls and 2 large cherry crisp desserts. The Huddleston's would like to thank Terry Butler and Cathy Colley for help in serving the meal, Tammy Swart for collecting donations and Judy Crawford for help in cleaning up after the meal.

Remember shipmates, these meals are a voluntary effort to raise money for the club's general operating fund. For them to be truly successful and as a courtesy to the cooks, please RSVP your attendance. If you are not sure you may attend but at the last minute do so, please be willing to go to the back of the line and let those who have RSVP go first. The cooks will be serving accordingly as to their received number of confirmed meal requests.

For future meals, send your RSVP to dinner@bayyachtclub.org.

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You really can't believe how well sailors clean up and look when they have a fancy function. That was the case this past January 9th for the 2010 Installation Banquet held at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Sixty members found their way in from the cold to partake in a wonderful meal of beef, fish, salad, broccoli, pasta and potatoes followed by either a fruit or chocolate dessert.

After the meal, Tom Arnold gave his traditional, for the twentieth time in as many years, recap poem of the year. Be assured, he pulled no "punches" in his verse of events. Following Arnold's presentation, 2009 Commodore Walt Crawford presented a memorial plaque, to be hung in a place of recognition within the BYC Clubhouse, to the McNeill family recognizing their parent's contribution, Jo Ann and Bob McNeill for more than twenty years of service to the Bay Yacht Club. Commodore Crawford also gave Outstanding Service Awards to the Officers and Committee Chairpersons for the 2009 year as well as the Commodore's Trophy to Bill Carrothers and the Terry T. Harkrider Award to Jerry Vaughn. Harry Armenia, 2009 Vice Commodore presented the Young Yachtsman of the Year Award to Megan Gallagher, daughter of Neil and Teresa Gallagher. Later, Dinner Chairperson, Cynthia Huddleston presented Mary Lee and Russ York "Cook of the Year" Award. Cruising Director, Cruise Dude, Ron Hebert gave the "Cruiser of the Year" Award to Cynthia and Johnny Huddleston.

Following the award presentations, Commodore Crawford gave the oath of office to Harry Armenia 2010 Commodore. Commodore Armenia in turn presented Commodore Crawford, a token of  appreciation from the board and members, an antique brass weather barometer. Commodore Armenia then swore in the new board and with a rounding sound of applause told everyone to have a good time. The evening concluded with the invitation to dance with the Padre Island Yacht Club members at their annual function in the next room.

View Jenny Jackson's                                  Walt Crawford Harry Armenia

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Bright and early, at least for some, 8:30 AM, January 1^st, thirteen past Commodores either attended or prepared a hearty breakfast for the prior night revelers. Coffee, eggs, bacon, pancakes, sausage and biscuits, as well as “Mimosas” help nurse back life to those needing assistance. Following the breakfast all joined in and dismantled the Club's Holiday face and stowed it back in boxes to wait for the 2010 season.

Past Commodores (back row) Walter Crawford '09, Hal Peterson '92, Larry Frank '03, Jim Whitworth '04, Jerry Vaughn '96 , Jake Jacobsen '07, Andy Ficken '80, Craig Loomis '79. (front row) Joe Blair '05, '08, D.B. Kline '91, Charlene Forest '83 and Phylis Vaughn '98. (not pictured) Ed Bonner '08.

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