Smoke Signals - Metedeconk River Yacht Club

METEDECOK RIVER YACHT CLUB 

Smoke Signals 

Volume 29 Issue 7 

www.metedeconkriveryc.org 

AUGUST 2009 

Commodore’s Log 

RICHARD (RICK) EYTEL 

The Fourth of July Picnic was a 

success from the River Race, junior activities, 

food, to enjoying the pool. Alison 

Boland and Lisa Bonevento put together a 

festive afternoon. Tom Glowacki bought 

the food, started preparing the food at 

8:00 am, and left before most of you arrived 

after he was sure everything was 

going well. Tom has been doing this silently, 

without recognition, for probably 

close to 15 years. When you see him, 

thank him. If you don’t know who he is, 

he’s the big guy, probably in the galley, 

giving orders and yelling at his crew 

(usually Rick Haupt), but with a smile on 

his face. He really enjoys cooking for the 

Club, and has fun doing it. 

Powder Puff was also a big success. 

The sailing, enthusiastic look on 

sailor’s faces, and the fun they had at 

awards makes the effort worth it every 

year. If the weather for the picnic was 

one of the ten best days of the year, this 

was one of the top three days. Did you 

order that Karen? I always found it amazing 

that 250+ boats can be launched and 

then get to the right place at the right 

time. This regatta takes a monumental 

effort. Thank you to all for your valuable 

time. I know for a fact that Karen Haupt 

devoted months and countless hours to 

this regatta, and it shows. Over 80 volunteers 

moved like a well-oiled machine, 

with the help of Mary Ellen Butryn and 

Jennifer Alldian. Vivian Dooren, the 

founder and still a major volunteer, 

should take great pride in the growth of 

this regatta. The Race Committee was 

fantastic headed by the general PRO, Bob 

Reago, the other PROs were Chris 

Petracco, John Cutting, and Mimi Dimon. 

Jack Heacock put the race results together. 

Lastly, thanks to our sponsors and 

those who donated raffle 

gifts: Mary Holder, 

the Whitman family, 

the Kardek family, and 

30 other members who 

donated. . The pink racing marks were a 

great touch, and were donated by Vineyard 

Vines. 

One of the most rewarding 

things I see is the level of volunteering 

that goes on here. I am especially impressed 

with the willingness of the new 

members to jump in and put in their 

time. Volunteering makes the Metedeconk 

River Yacht Club your club, and 

you are not just a member of a club. 

Speaking of volunteers, Anne 

Ruggiero has gotten the Junior Sailing 

and Swimming programs off to a fantastic 

start. We have record numbers, 

which require major organizational 

skills, to get them all where they are 

supposed to be, and on time. We have a 

great group of instructors and coaches. 

Odette Kardek and her committee have 

put together a fun packed, and competitive 

swimming program. A good job by 

all. Our Junior Program is the best on 

the bay. 

Congratulations to Dave Alldian 

and the crew of Cymothoe* for 

finishing third at Block Island Race 

Week. This was actually a great finish 

considering they were in position to 

compete for 1 st place, when they were 

tossed from a race in the protest room 

and received a DSQ. To come back 

from such a blow in mid race week is a 

testament to the competitive nature of 

MRYC sailors. Dave and the crew feel 

the protest was erroneous, and there was 

no foul. Cymothoe will also be representing 

my fleet in the Club Championship. 

Don’t foul anybody Dave. In fact 

don’t even look at anybody funny. . 

This month I will leave my 

crew alone. I beat them up too much the 

last few months, so I will pick on someone 

else. So who is left? My wife of 

course! Anne-Marie has been editing my 

articles every month, as I have gotten into 

trouble in the past for being politically 

incorrect. She exclaims, “You Can’t Say 

That,” and draws a red line through it. I 

think my last article will contain everything 

she edited out, and not let her see it. 

Kind of like the outtakes from movies. 

So everything is fair game. It will be 

open season. 

One of the funnier things that 

happened recently was to my daughter, 

Caitlin. As many of you know she lives 

and works in Key West. It is tough to 

rationalize her being in Key West. On 

one hand we miss her, and on the other 

hand we envy her, and are jealous. Back 

to the story. She got into a fender bender 

of an accident and met 6 guys from Charlotte, 

NC. They were not part of the accident, 

but came out of the house to watch 

the tall blond girl go Jersey on the other 

driver. She calms down, and they invite 

her out for a drink later in the evening. 

Caitlin and a friend join up with them at 

one of the many watering holes in Key 

West later the same night. Through polite 

conversation she finds out their occupations, 

and one of them said he was a 

driver. I’m sure she thought he either 

drives people to the airport, or drives a 

truck. A few hours go by (she hasn’t 

bought a drink yet by the way) and she 

notices one of them keeps on signing 

autographs for strangers during the evening. 

So she asks what’s up, and is told 

that the guy she thought was a truck 

driver was Dale Earnhardt Jr, the famous 

NASCAR driver. The joke of the evening 

was of my daughter’s horrendous highspeed 

accident (less than $100 damage). 

After telling me the story, I gave my permission 

to marry him, and since then I 

have been following the career of my 

potential future son-in-law. Maybe I’ll 

give him some racing tips. 

(Continued on page 2)

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Vice Commodore Report 

As of this writing the summer is 

in full swing and we just finished up the 

Fourth of July weekend. My special 

thanks go out to the tireless volunteers 

that make our Club run so smoothly. 

Sometimes I wonder how an event will 

get pulled off and before you know it a 

team of volunteers swoop in, there’s a 

flurry of activity, and bingo- there it is! It 

looks easy but it’s not and we all appreciate 

the hard work and time spent doing it. 

My special thanks go out the Junior Social 

Committee headed by Lisa 

Bonavento and Alison Boland for not 

only the Fourth of July picnic but all the 

other junior socials. The kids are having a 

JODY LUTZ 

wonderful time. Also behind the scenes 

and not really thought about too much is 

Tom Glowacki. Year to year Tom volunteers 

to purchase food for all the junior 

social events and his expertise and 

stocking the refrigerator does not go 

unnoticed. Thanks Tom. 

Our sail and swim teams are off 

to a great start with special thanks going 

to Anne Ruggiero and Odette Kardek for 

their dedication to both programs. 

Please mark on your calendars the Junior 

Awards night on Friday, August 21 st . It’s 

a great night to come out and celebrate 

all the hard work the kids put in during 

the season. Immediately after the ceremony, 

we have an “after party” at the 

pool including food, drink, and the premiere 

of the “Summer of 2009” Junior 

highlight video. It will be a fantastic 

night to end the club’s Junior sailing and 

swimming season. 

Our blockbuster summer social 

is fast approaching and if you have never 

been to a Lobster Bash, I can only suggest 

you get your reservations in fast. Since 

we have a lot of new members this year, 

I’m expecting a big turnout for “first timers”. 

There are still some Friday Night 

Dinner dates left. If you would like to 

volunteer, please contact Teri Gelenitis. 

The club continues to be available to club 

members for private rentals. If you are 

interested in a date this Fall, contact 

Colette Commisso. 

Commodore’s Log 

(Continued from page 1) 

Our membership is full, and we 

are now working on the waiting list for 

next year. Please bring prospective members 

to the Club. Have them as your 

guest at a social, Friday Night Dinner, at a 

Junior sailing event, a swim meet, or one 

of our sailing evenings. It is a lot easier 

to see our club in action, rather than trying 

to explain it to someone in the middle 

of the winter. 

See you at LOBSTER BASH. 

This is an event you should not miss. For 

all of you new members, it embodies the 

essence of the party attitude of this Club. 

Come hungry and thirsty. This social 

event was brought out of retirement as a 

favor for me. The Bionic Man, Rick 

Haupt, should be well enough to be back 

at the helm for this event. Two new hips, 

a new rod in his back, a stent in an artery 

and ………..He’s back. 

Rick Eytel 

Commodore 

MRYC 

CLUB 

RETALS 

Are you interested 

in renting the Clubhouse 

for your next function? 

Call/email 

Colette Commisso 

for availability and information 

732-920-2865 

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Rentals are for members only. 

Please do not give the rental chairperson's 

phone number or email to non-members.


Galley Report – Fran Lynn – Chairperson 

– Running smooth. Please observe no 

children in the galley. 

Pool Report – Pete Zanowic – Chairperson 

- Hours are 11 am – 8 pm June 20 

– September 7, 2009. The club purchased 

new furniture and it was delivered (five 

club chairs and five chaise lounge chairs). 

A team of volunteers Ed, Pat Maritz, Rich 

Robinson and Brenda Feniello assisted 

with the club’s older swim lane lines – 

yellow poly line was installed and knots 

were added to the line so the floats stay in 

place. The inside of the pool house has 

been painted. The pool committee is trying 

to keep the pool neat. Please make 

sure that you take home everything that 

you bring each day. I washed, dried and 

folded two loads of “lost and found” laundry 

July 7, 2009 at home. The “lost and 

found” laundry was brought back to the 

club July 8, 2009 and given to Odette 

Kardek. Check with Odette if you are 

missing towels or clothing. 

Observe the recycling garbage 

July has been great for sailing. Hopefully 

August will be the same. Our second 

auxiliary series has started and has 

been well attended. The racing has been 

exciting and close. I would like to thank 

all those who have participated thus far. 

As I spend more and more time at the 

Club,it becomes more apparent how busy 

our Club really is. There isn’t one night 

that something is not happening. If you 


Rear Commodore’s Comments 

JANICE BAIER 

container with the orange lid at the pool. 

Please be courteous to our membership 

and pick up all garbage and place it in 

the proper receptacle. No glass in the 

pool area and do not throw the stones. 

Hoist – Jim Carson – Chairperson - 

The club has the motor from davit # 1 at 

Lakewood Electric for repair. A team of 

volunteers (Chris Hall, Brian Schmidt, 

Keith Taboada, Ryan Stagaard, and Jim 

Carson) assisted with taking the motor 

down and replacing it with a back up 

motor dated 1973. The 1973 motor is 

noisy but serves the purpose. 

Parking - Two new Handicapped Parking 

signs/spaces were added next to the 

new Opti Racks. Please observe children 

on property, drive slowly and park in 

designated parking spots. 

Bar Closet – Brian Schmidt recommended 

having the stereo accessible 

from the bar area. He and Adam (coworker) 

spent a day building a box shelf 

for the stereo/DVD equipment inside the 

closet that you can access from behind 

FROM THE TOP OF THE MAST 

A NOTE FROM THE FLEET CAPTAIN : 

RICK POKORNY 

haven’t stopped by, you should. It is a 

great place to spend time with friends 

and maybe even make new ones. 

My job this year includes many 

things. Slips (wet and dry) club boat 

maintenance, patrols, etc. We have sail 

boat racing on Tuesday nights, Wednesday 

nights, Thursday nights and Sunday 

afternoons. Most of these nights need 

patrol. I am asking all new members to 

the Penquin sail boat painting near the 

Raven picture. The bar closet is now 

functional with added shelves. 

Telephones – The Club has switched 

from Verizon to Comcast for our telephone, 

fax, internet and HD TV. Phones - 

You may dial out 911 only, but the 

phones do accept incoming calls. 

Elevator – the elevator is for handicapped 

members. Please do not play with 

the elevator. 

Flag Pole – Thanks to Sandy Holick, 

Claudia and Caroline Jacobs for volunteering 

to weed the Club’s flower bed 

around the flag pole. 

Crab Traps -Please do not set crab traps 

at the dock. Power boats and sail boats 

can become tangled in the line. 

Al Bogdziewicz is working with 

Mark Haupt and Kevin Bogert to keep our 

club pristine. 

Any suggestions or comments 

regarding the clubs property should be 

emailed to cjanbaier@msn.com. 

Volunteer and volunteer often! 

Janice Baier 

Rear Commodore 

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check their calendars and commit to patrolling 

on some of these nights. I have 

been provided a list of all those who said 

that they are interested in volunteering for 

this. You can give a call or sign up on the 

patrol board at the Club. 

I would like to thank all of those people 

who have already volunteered their 

time. The Club would not run without 

them. If you are at the Club, give them 

some thanks. It will go a long way….. 

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SAILING NEWS 

SAILING CALENDAR 

Sunday, July 26 ...................... 1300...................................................................... One-Design Summer Series Day # 4 

Tuesday, July 28..................... 1815.................................................................... PHRF Open Summer Series Race # 3 

Thursday, July 30 ................... 1815..................................................................................Catboat Evening Series Race 

Friday, July 31...................... 0930*......................................................... Lightning NJ State Championship at MRYC 

Sat. /Sun, Aug. 1-2 ................. TBA................................................ Tri-Sail Regatta (MCYC/MRYC/BHYC co hosts) 

Tuesday, Aug. 4...................... 1815.................................................................... PHRF Open Summer Series Race # 4 

Wednesday, Aug. 5................. 1830.......................................................... WWW Powder Puff Championship Day # 1 

Thursday, Aug. 6 .................... 1815..................................................................................Catboat Evening Series Race 

Saturday, Aug. 8 .................... 0920....................................................................... BBYRA Regatta, OG/PB at OGYC 

Sunday, Aug. 9 ....................... 1300...................................................................... One-Design Summer Series Day # 5 

Tuesday, Aug. 11.................... 1815.................................................................... PHRF Open Summer Series Race # 5 

Wednesday, Aug. 12............... 1830.......................................................... WWW Powder Puff Championship Day # 2 

Thursday, Aug. 13 .................. 1815..................................................................................Catboat Evening Series Race 

Saturday, Aug. 15 .................. 0920........................................................................................ BBYRA Regatta, NBYC 

Sunday, Aug. 16 ..................... 1300...................................................................... One-Design Summer Series Day # 6 

.............................................. 1500*..............................................................................................Junior Championship 


Wednesday, Aug. 19............... 1830.......................................................... WWW Powder Puff Championship Day # 3 

Thursday, Aug. 20 .................. 1815................................................................................Catboat Fall Mini-Series Race 

Saturday, Aug. 22 .................. 0920........................................................................................ BBYRA Regatta, BDYC 



Wednesday, Aug. 26............... 1830....................................................... WWW Powder Puff Championship Make-Up 

Thursday, Aug. 27 .................. 1815................................................................................Catboat Fall Mini-Series Race 

Saturday, Aug. 29 .................. 0920........................................................................................... BBYRA Regatta, LYC 


Tuesday, Sept. 1 ..................... 1815............................................................................. PHRF Open Summer Series # 8 

Thursday, Sept. 3.................... 1815.....................................................Catboat Fall Mini-Series Race & Skipper-Mate 

Saturday, Sept. 5 .................... 0920........................................................................BBYRA Regatta & Awards, SPYC 

Sunday, Sept. 6....................... 1300............................................................ MRYC Catboat Championship (if needed) 

Monday, Sept, 7...................... 1055................................................................................Herring Island Handicap Race 

.............................................. 1400*...........................................................................................................Masters Race 

Times indicated * are time of Contestant’s Meeting. 

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Registration closes 45 minutes prior to First Warning 

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SAILIG EWS 

Manasquan River YC Challenge Cup – 

Dedicated by the Commodore of the Manasquan 

River Yacht Club to foster offshore 

PHRF racing and to promote camaraderie 

between the Manasquan and Metedeconk 

River Yacht Clubs, the Challenge 

Cup was awarded to the Metedeconk 

team at the inaugural event in 2008. 

The 2009 race was sailed in a dying easterly 

in lumpy seas on Sunday June 28. 

Despite the best efforts of the defending 

Metedeconk team of Rick Eytel’s Big 

Grin, Gary Puco’s Phoenix and Fritz 

Baier’s Ali-Cat, the Manasquan team redeemed 

itself after last year’s loss by winning 

the 12-mile marathon in 2009. Scuttlebutt 

has it that the Metedeconk team 

promptly shrugged off the loss and proceeded 

to win Manasquan’s post-race 

party. 

Fourth of July River Race – Ten boats, 

including one Sneakbox, a 420 and an 

auxiliary, made it to the starting line for 

the first running of the Fourth of July 

River Race on Sunday July 5. Originally 

sailed by the Sanderling fleet and subsequently 

the Sandpipers, the 2009 River 

Race was opened to all classes and scored 

under the Portsmouth Yardstick. Conditions 

were challenging on the river as the 

fleet struggled to round the Club’s fixed 

racing barrels on a very light westerly 

breeze. Jason Lutz’ Lightning made the 

best of the drifter winning the event ahead 

of a second Lightning skippered by Dick 

Thomas. Craig Dooren took home the 

third-place trophy and the award for the 

best finish in the Sanderlings as did Adrienne 

Ferrie in the Sandpipers. 

Block Island Race Week – The 23rd 

running of the Storm Trysail Club’s 

Block Island Race Week took place June 

21 – 26. A persistent low-pressure system 

parked over New England the entire 

week brought foul weather but did nothing 

to dampen the spirit of the 1,500+ 

participants. 153 IRC, PHRF and offshore 

one-design boats competed in seventeen 

classes, making it one of the largest 

big boat regattas in North America. 

Dave Alldian’s Cymothoe was the only 

Metedeconk boat to make this year’s 

trek to Block Island Sound. Accompanied 

by crewmembers David, Jr., Jim 

Aridas, Ron LaNeve, Eric Lehnes, Steve 

Lopez, John Schwind and Corey 

Wingerter, Dave sailed his Sabre 36 to a 

third place finish in PHRF Division III. 

Winning two of seven races and scoring 

a second in the wild Around the Island 

Race which saw multiple collisions, dismasting 

and withdrawals, the Metedeconk 

team had to swallow a DSQ in the 

fifth race. The award for the best overall 

performance of the regatta was given to 

the winner of the J/105 class, Power 

Play, co skippered by Bruce Stone and 

Scott DeWeese of San Francisco. 

PHRF – The 2009 PHRF Championship 

Series wrapped up on July 7 with the 

scheduled nine races completed. After a 

soggy start in May and early June, the 

sun and warm breezes returned for the 

last weeks of racing. In the largest fleet, 

C Division, Bill Bogardus overcame a 

DNF midway through the series and won 

three of the last four races to take the 

overall win ahead of Gary Puco in second 

and Mark Connell in third. In B 

Division, Dave Alldian and crew scored 

no less than a second place in the eight 

races in which they competed to win 

their fleet championship. Jack Wood’s 

boat finished second overall just one 

point of Rick Eytel’s crew in the Big 

Grin. Jarrett Lynn’s J/24 won all six 

races in which the boat competed to take 

first overall in A Division. Brothers 

Dave and Alan Ruiter came in second 

and third respectively. Only two boats 

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The NJORC continues with the 

Squan TriSail Regatta August 1-2. Atlantic 

Highland’s Blue Water Regatta follows 

on August 8-9. 

Tune Up Regatta – Paul Gelenitis bested 

a fleet of eight boats by winning two of 

three races and taking the overall win in 

the Sandpiper class at the 2009 Tune Up 

Regatta hosted by MRYC on June 20. 

Second place was up for grabs with an 

unusual three-way tie. Mimi Dimon won 

the tiebreaker for second ahead of Jim 

Gelenitis in third. Dan Harding, sailing 

for Bay Head, had to settle for fourth 

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win in the Sanderling class only one point 

ahead of Al Cavaiola in second. With a 

win in the final race of the series, Frank 

Dockery finished third overall. 

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Catboat Fleet News 

This article is written with a 

heavy heart due to the passing of Greg 

Arner, Club Architect, Sanderling sailor, 

golfer, good friend, and all around wonderful 

person. He will be sorely missed. 

Our best wishes go to Emi and the rest of 

the Arner family. 

As far as sailing goes, the Thursday 

evening championship series is attracting 

record numbers of boats. Eighteen 

(18) Sandpipers have registered and 

are racing as well as 9 Sanderlings. With 

4 races sailed to date Paul Gelenitis has a 

commanding lead in the Sandpiper fleet 

followed by Dan Hurley(MA24), Dave 

Alldian, and Janet Urbanowicz in 2 nd , 

3 rd and 4 th , respectively. In the Sanderlings, 

John Cutting has a slim lead over 

Craig McLean and Len Dooren. However, 

with at least 4 races left, both series 

are still wide open. 

Sunday sailing still suffers from 

the motorboat traffic in the afternoon 

and only 2 Sanderlings and 5 Sandpipers 

are presently registered. In the Sanderlings, 

Glen Zimmermann won the only 

2 races held to date and in the Sandpipers, 

Mimi Dimon has a slim lead over 

Jim Gelenitis. 

Our Sandpipers continue to do 

very well in BBYRA competition. At 

present, with two racing days completed, 

Paul and Terri Gelenitis are tied for 2 nd 

and Mimi Dimon is a close 8 th . Fifteen 

boats have been racing. In the Sanderlings, 

high winds forced abandonment of 

one race and limited our participation in 

another. Bob Reago and Alan Papp are 

representing us. The largest catboat of 

all, Raven, won the last BBYRA race at 

Mantoloking and is near the top of the 

fleet. 

Not much else to report except 

that some of our members have been 

sneaking over to Forge Pond in an effort 

to get ready for the Biathlon on August 

21 st . Time to get those teams together and 

let Len Dooren know if you plan to participate. 

The traditional chipping contest 

starts on the front lawn at 9:00 A.M. 

Other events to note are the beginning 

of the Sanderling/Sandpiper Mini 

Series on August 13, the Skipper Mate 

race on September 3, and the Night Race 

on September 11. Check the club book for 

times. 

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LIGHTNING FLEET NEWS 

Page 7 

Congratulations to Vice Commodore 

Jody Lutz for repeating as District 

Champion in a wild regatta sailed in the 

ocean off Ocean City in mid-July. This 

was the first Central Atlantic District 

Championship to be open to all Lightning 

Class sailors. Four out-of-District crews 

helped swell the ranks to 33 boats, far 

larger than any recent Districts Neighboring 

District boats actually copped three of 

the four top spots dropping Jody to third 

overall. District runner-up was our Keith 

Taboada (5 th overall). Ocean City has 

little choice of sailing venue with nearby 

waters crowded with pleasure craft and 

the traditional back bay site inadequate in 

size to support a regatta of this nature. 

While the tow to and from the waters off 

Margate is long and rough (big tidal flow 

against ocean swells) once there the 

venue provides super sailing conditions. 

Saturday’s races were sailed in a building 

southerly that topped off with gusts well 

into the 20 knot range. Our George Francis 

and Ocean City’s John Parker decided 

to sail upside down precipitating a bizarre 

“rescue” by the US Coast Guard 

complete with helicopter and swimmers. 

If you want details, ask George. Complete 

results are on the ILCA website 

www.lightningclass.org. 

Other July regattas were the 

States at Barnegat Light and the Atlantic 

Coast Championship at Toms River. The 

latter is prep for the 2010 North Americans 

scheduled to be sailed on the Cedar 

Creek course next August. See the Lightning 

Class website for results. 

Coming up this month are the 

Junior North Americans, qualifier for the 

Youth Worlds in Salinas Ecuador in 

2010 and the Womens and Masters 

North Americans and the North American 

Championship. All these events will 

be sailed on Lake Ontario off Sodus Bay 

about 30 miles east of Rochester NY and 

all can be followed on the ILCA website 

starting August 5. 

As previously noted, Metedeconk 

will be represented by Vice Commodor 

Jody Lutz in the Lightning World 

Championship at Mallets Bay, Vermont 

in early September. Sixty plus boats are 

expected. Former MRYC member Billy 

Bogardus also qualified. 

Locally, four Fleet Lightnings 

have a shot at winning the BBYRA 

Championship with races scheduled each 

Saturday starting August 15 at Normandy 

Beach. Results so far are too sketchy to be 

meaningful. See the BBYRA website 

www.bbyra.org for results. 

The Junior Championship, sailed 

in Lightnings, swill take place at 3:00 pm 

on August 16. Conditions permitting sailing 

will take place in front of the Club. 

Should be fun to watch. 

We all wish Fleet Member Jay 

Lutz a speedy recovery and return to sailing! 

Jim Carson 

Women’s Wet Wednesdays (WWW) 

If you haven’t made it to 

Women’s Wet Wednesdays this season, 

it’s not too late to join us!!! July has provided 

us with some great wind and 

weather. We’ve seen a lot of new sailors 

join the fun as we spend the evening racing 

and improving skills. 

The WWW Powder Puff Championships 

begin Wednesday August 5. 

Additional races will be held on August 

12 and 19 (August 26 is make-up night in 

case of bad weather/free sailing.) The 

plan is to race two races on August 5 and 

12 with one race on August 19. Boats 

need to be rigged and registered by 6:00 

pm and there will be a brief skipper’s 

meeting. Awards will be presented at 

the club awards ceremony in the fall. 

All of the sailing is followed by 

delicious meals and lots of laughs. Even 

if you can’t make all of the race nights, 

it’s not too late for you to bring your 

Sunfish and join us for a few. If you 

have any questions, just call Nancy Kelly 

at 732-920-3162 or Ellen Reago at 732- 

920-0737 

Debbie Wernoch 

OCEA EARLY CHILDHOOD CETER 

SHORE SUMMER CAMP 

Specialists in Early Childhood Education 

58 Princeton Avenue, Brick 

www-oceanearly.com - Established 1951 

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Director, Vivian K. Dooren 

State Approved—Certified Staff—All Staff CPR/First Aid Certified 

Pre-Kindergarten 3—Kindergarten 4—Kindergarten 

Before& After School Programs 

Hours: 7:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. - Full & Half day Programs 

5 acre spacious playground & Olympic outdoor pool 

Camp—nine weeks - Ages 3—13


AUXILIARY FLEET NEWS 

This year the Auxiliary is hosting 

the Labor Day Picnic. It is a great 

finale to our summer season. Everyone’s 

help makes it a success. Our Down Bay 

Race is scheduled for Sept. 19. We had a 

record number of participants last year 

and hope to top that number in September. 

The raft up after the race is one of 

the highlights. Be part of this Great 

MRYC Tradition. 

I will be posting a sign-up sheet 

on the bulletin board of the clubhouse and 

at the pool, for the Labor Day picnic. 

Please let me know if you have a particular 

interest. We hope to have record 

participation for these three events. 

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is 

willing to safety inspect your boat. They 

could do as many boats as we wanted on 

a specific date, and time. There is no 

cost, very little anxiety, and at best informative. 

Please let me know if you have 

any interest. Rick Eytel has had his boat 

inspected and said it was a worthwhile 

experience. 

Derivation: Pipe Down. Naval ships orders 

are given by notes piped on a whistle. 

“Pipe down” is the last pipe of the 

day. The term is also used to when you 

want someone to stop talking. 

Sal Maraziti 

Auxiliary Fleet Captain 

Cymothoe rounds the windward mark just behind her competition 

at Block Island Race Week. 

Dave Alldian and crew finished third in their division in the 153 boat fleet.


Mermate 

News 

The Mermates are having a great summer. 

We kicked it off with our Father’s Day 

Brunch which was a huge success. We served 

over 180 and do not believe anyone went home 

hungry. Many thanks to all who helped, especially 

our shopper, Karen Banias, prep cooks, 

Colleen Van Pell, Chris Hudson, Caroline Skierski, 

Lisa Brennan and Ann Doonan, and Sunday 

cooks, Lisa & Don Brennan and Chris and 

Eric Hudson. Fran Lynn gets an extra special 

thanks for helping all three days. Many others 

contributed their time to make this a very special 

event, thank you so much. 

As I am writing this many club members 

are tuning up their acts for “Metedeconk’s 

Got Talent”. Patty Mroczko has put in endless 

hours on this and I’m sure it will be the most 

entertaining night of the summer. Who will 

win the coveted “Conk” award? I will report 

the details next month. 

The Mermates are also planning the 

annual luncheon to be held August 10 at the 

Club. This will be a fashion show and gift auc- 


tion with a fabulous lunch 

by those great cooks Fran 

Lynn and Lisa Brennan. 

Terri Cerrito has been 

working with Tangerine 

Boutique of Bay Head to 

show us the latest fashions. 

Reservations are a must, so 

please contact Ann Doonan 

for your reservation. Gift baskets will be 

collected by Elaine Salto. This is a major 

fund raiser for the Mermates, so we hope 

to see you all there. 

As I write this column, I thank so 

many who contribute their time to the Mermates, 

but there are many more who give 

an hour here or there. Some collect money 

at the door of functions, or help out at the 

Ships Store, etc. Everyone who helps is 

greatly appreciated by the Mermate Officers. 

It is also interesting to note that 

many who help us are also involved in 

other areas of the club, such as Juniors or 

Race Committee. This is a volunteer club 

and by helping out you will find so much 

value in your membership, not to mention 

making great new friends. If you would 

like to become more involved in the Mermates, 

please contact me at frandockery@comcast.net. 

Fran Dockery 

 

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BOOK 

CLUB 

EWS 

AUGUST SELECTION 

HEART AD SOUL 

By Maeve Binchy 

Monday, August 17 

7:00pm. at the Club 

 

If you plan to attend 

the discussion, please RSVP to: 

Kathleen O’Neill 

732-282-1021 

bokokeryn@aol.com 

 

Mermates’ Luncheon, Fashion Show and Gift Auction 

Monday, August 10 at 12: 00 pm at MRYC 

$25.00 per person includes: 

Appetizers, grilled chicken caesar salad, 

Seasonal dessert and glass of wine 

by the fabulous team of Lisa Brennan & Fran Lynn 

Fashions by 

Tangerine Boutique 

Of Bay Head 

RSVP by August 1: acdoon1234@yahoo.com 

Payment to: Ann Doonan—6 Cedar Drive, Bay Head,NJ 08742 —Checks payable to MRYC


I can’t believe its August already!! 

The sailing program is going 

great! The kids are learning a lot and 

having fun! Don’t forget to check out our 

junior website and blog for highlights of 

the junior sailing season. Wednesday 

race results as well as various regatta results 

can be found there. Thanks to Cindy 

Lutz for posting the highlights for us! 

The 26 th annual Powder Puff 

Regatta was a huge success! Thanks 

Vivian and Karen and all the volunteers 

for another wonderful and memorable 

day. The kids had fun and several of our 

own girls placed in their various fleets! 

Green Fleet: 3 rd Place: Sophie Ruggiero 

4 th Place: Emily Gonzalas 

6 th Place: Rylee Wernoch 

White Fleet: 3 rd Place: Madeleine Kardek 

Blue Fleet: 4 th Place: Abby Kardek 

420’s: 2 nd Place: Haley Kardek and 

Alex Lehnes 

Sunfish: 5 th Place: Catherine Baier 

Also, congratulations to 

JUIOR ACTIVITIES 

Gillian Francis for winning the Marion 

Freeth Sportsmanship Award and Abby 

Kardek, winner of the Best MCYC 

Sailor Award. Good job girls! Way to 

go! 

As for the Ironman Regatta, we 

also had a few boys who placed: 

3 rd Green Fleet Opti: Cole Banias 

4 th Blue Fleet Opti: Jack Ruggiero 

6 th Laser Fleet: David Alldian 

2 nd Sunfish Fleet: Michael Damico 

Good job boys! 

Thanks again to our Junior Social 

Committee: Lisa Bonevento, Alison 

Boland and Tracey Ackerman, for all 

their hard work on the Fourth of July 

picnic. It was truly a picture perfect day! 

Our photographer, Justin 

Chando, has posted pictures from our 

various sailing and swimming events on 

his website. These photos are available 

for individual purchase. Visit 

www.justinchando.com. Also, order 

forms are out for our season end yearbook. 

Don’t forget to place your order. 

Steve Fortunato has been hard at 

work creating another video masterpiece 

of our junior season. DVDs will be available 

for purchase as a Junior fundraiser. 

Those of you who saw last year’s video 

know what an amazing job he does. His 

new 2009 video will premiere August 21 

after the Junior Awards Ceremony. 

Thanks Steve! We appreciate all your 

efforts! 

Please note these key dates: 

Monday, August 3: Junior Commodore Ball 

(ages 12 and older only) 

Friday, August 21: Junior Award Ceremony 

and Pool Party 

Lastly, if you can continue to 

remind your kids to pick up after themselves, 

we would appreciate it. Also, all 

gear should always be kept on the North 

side of the club (water side). 

Thanks and happy sailing!! 

Anne Ruggiero 

26 TH AUAL JR. POWDER PUFF A PERFECT 10! 

PIK IS’T JUST 

A COLOR… 

IT’S A ATTITUDE! 

This was the theme for the 

26 th Annual Junior Powder Puff 

Regatta and the sailors proved just 

that! We had a perfect day – a 10+ 

with just enough sun, wind, and 250 

enthusiastic sailors! We saw plenty 

of pink that day and nothing but 

great attitudes to go along with it!! 

250 young ladies sailed out of 

our Club after being treated to a scrumptious 

breakfast, coming back in for a great 

lunch and goodies afterwards. Who could 

ask for more? They did and they got just 

that….they received terrific race committee 

work, enough patrols to keep them 

safe and lots of encouragement. Of 

course, the annual Goodie Bags donated 

by Mary Holder/Mary Zanowic with all 

the “stuff” is always a highlight. This 

year we were fortunate enough to add the 

new Barrel Bags donated by the Whitman 

Family to go along with the Powder Puff 

Bag. It wouldn’t be the Powder Puff 

without the traditional bears and this year 

was no exception. Karen Haupt made 

sure each participant received a white 

bear in a PINK outfit and the winners also 

received the traditional bears as well. 

Chairperson Karen Haupt pulled 

off another successful regatta with her 

attention to awards, raffles, and the daunting 

task of registration – we turned away 

30 sailors— safety first. I’m sure these 

girls won’t wait ‘till the last minute next 

year – so Metedeconk sailors – be sure to 

get your registration in EARLY. Hats off 

to Mary Ellen Butryn and the galley crew 

who worked hard all day getting the sailors, 

instructors, parents and all the patrols 

and race committee fed and hydrated all 

day long. Jennifer Alldian, Jack Heacock 

also had a major roll in the success along 

with the Regatta Committee and many 

race committee volunteers. 

To the 80+ volunteers – THANK 

YOU. We couldn’t do this regatta without 

your assistance. To our Head PRO – 

Bob Reago, Opti PRO – Chris Petracco, 

Opti Green PRO – Mimi Dimon and 420, 

Sunfish and Laser PRO – John Cutting, 

Tom Sollas - Judge – congratulations 

again on providing our young ladies with a 

great day of sailing. Getting in four races 

and allowing a throw out is a wonderful 

way to show our Racing Management 

Skills to the rest of the bay. We will try 

again to win the coveted BBYRA Race 

Management Award. 

To all those to assisted in any 

way, directing traffic, launching boats, to 

the Sandpiper Fleet for moving all their 

boats to give us room in the dry slip area, 

to those who donated to the raffle tables 

and most especially to Commodore & First 

Lady Eytel for donating the first ever Commodore’s 

prize – an iPod Touch, the 

Kardeks for donating the fantastic Sail of 

Choice and to the Committee for once 

again providing the PINK Bike. These top 

prizes along with 40 others made for a terrific 

afternoon. 

Our sailors had team shirts made 

up and it brought tears to my eyes when I 

looked out and saw just how many other 

yacht clubs had their girls in team shirts 

with the words Jr. Powder Puff on them. 

Winning the Best MCYC Sailor 

Award was Abby Kardek for coming in 4 th 

out of 54 boats.


POWDER PUFF 

Gillian Francis won the Marion Freeth 

Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations to 

both of these young ladies for a job well 

done. Many of our girls did well and all 

the results can be found on our website 

along with the BBYRA website. 

This day has for years now far 

surpassed anything I could have dreamed 

of 26 years ago. So remember…. 

PIK IS’T JUST 

A COLOR…… 

IT’S A ATTITUDE! 

Thank you all for making this 

day so successful– 

Vivian K. Dooren, 

Founder 

SMOKE SIGALS 

The newsletter for the members of the 

Metedeconk River Yacht Club 

EDITOR: 

LISA FORTUNATO 

STAFF: 

Anne Ruggiero, 

Odette Kardek (Juniors) 

Kathy Fazio, Laurie Boyan (Social) 

Frank Dockery (Photography) 

Fran Dockery (Mermates) 

Sal Maraziti (Auxiliary) 

Jim Gelenitis (Regatta) 

Vivian K. Dooren, John Cutting (Sanderling) 

Jim Carson (Lightning) 

DEADLIE 

The deadline for the next issue of 

SMOKE SIGALS is 

AUGUST 10 

Send all information, articles, 

and classified ads via e-mail 

To: specmil@gmail.com 

Only e-mail submissions in 

Microsoft Word format 

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METEDECONK RIVER YACHT CLUB 

P. O. BOX 281 

TILTON ROAD 

BRICK, NJ 08723 

2009 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

COMMODORE.....................................................................................RICK EYTEL 

VICE COMMODORE ............................................................................ JODY LUTZ 

REAR COMMODORE....................................................................... JAICE BAIER 

FLEET CAPTAI........................................................................... RICK POKORY 

SECRETARY ........................................................................................ LY STULZ 

TREASURER........................................................................... JEIFER ALLDIA 

MERMATE PRESIDET............................................................... FRA DOCKERY 

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE.....................................................................KEITH BAIAS 

GEORGE MROCZKO 

ROBERT RUGGIERO 

2009 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

CHAIRPERSO .............................................................................. DAVE ALLDIA 

VICE CHAIRMA.................................................................. FRED UDERWOOD 

SECRETARY .......................................................................................MIMI DIMO 

TREASURER .................................................................................. DO BREA 

GEERAL MEMBERS ...............................................................JERRY COMMISSO 

TED BOROWICKI 

RICK EYTEL 

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