The Years from 2012-2015
Commodore: Steve Bacon
Vice Commodore: John Loving
Rear Commodore: Bill Kranzer
Fleet Captain: John Yates
Treasurer: Mary Bowie
Secretary: Karen Kranzer
Social Director: Brenda Ripley (until 4/12), Rosie Cavin (to end of year)
Cruise Director: Debbie Harris
Midweek Chair: Pat Bernhart and Betsy Schulz
Membership Chair: JJ Sullivan
Finance Committee: John Loving, Ron Gollehon and Gary Wiebolt
Ships Store: Jo Rys
Publishing Director: Juliana Nedd
Board of Governors: Bill Falk, Mary Ross, Shay Collins, Ted Edmonds, Jamie Ritter, Dale Schulz, JJ Sullivan
· January – 10 Anniversary Commodore’s Ball Weekend at Westin in Annapolis (Brenda Ripely and Linda Soles)
· February – BOG and Mardi Gras Party at Bay Hills Golf Club (Yate’s)
· February – Midweek Event Leap Year Happy Hour at Yellowfin Edgewater (Pat Bernhart)
· March – Happy Hour at the Loving’s winter home in Crownsville
· March – BOG and St Patrick’s Day Party at the Naval Clubhouse on Greenbury Point (McEdmund’s and O’Higginbotham’s)
· March – Final Four Happy Hour at Ray and Brenda’s Townhome Edgewater
· April – Lucky April Friday the 13th Happy Hour at the Bartlett’s Home
· April – BOG at Soucy’s Home
· April – Spring Fling at Severna Park Golf Center
· May – BOG and Cinco de Mayo Season Kickoff and New Member Party at Oyster Cove Clubhouse (Ross’s)
· May – Midweek Event at Carol’s Creek Restaurant (Pat Bernhart)
· May – Memorial Day Cruise Chesapeake Yacht Club
· June – Skipper’s Pre-Cruise meeting at Stone’s Home
· June – Annual Cruise 2012 Whitehall Bay, Gibson Island Circle Raft, Great Oaks Landing, Haven Harbor Marina, Chesapeake YC
· July – After The Fourth Cruise Rhode River, MRYC and Pickering Creek off the East Wye River (Bernhart’s)
· July – Wye River Do Over and Crab Feast on Pickering Creek and the Wye River Landing
· July – Dame’s At Sea CYA Theatre Complex (Molly Stone)
· August – BOG and Lobster Feast/Breakfast at the Stone’s
· August – Water Rendezvous Corsica (John and Jo)
· September – BOG and Labor Day Cruise MRYC
· September – Octoberfest Clements Creek (Soucy’s and Collin’s)
· October – Happy Halloween Party at the Soucy’s
· October – BOG and Crab Feast on Cyprus Creek at Treuths Home
· November – Annual Meeting at Fleet Reserve (Bidnick’s and Kranzer’s)
· December – Annual Midnight Madness dinner and shopping (Bernhart’s)
· December – Holiday Brunch at Oyster Cove Clubhouse
Commodore: John Loving
Vice Commodore: Bill Kranzer
Rear Commodore: Bill Higginbotham
Fleet Captain: Guy Collins (until May then shared by Rear/Vice and Commodore)
Treasurer: Mary Bowie
Secretary: Bonnie Hetzel
Social Director: Rosie Cavin
Cruise Director: Juliana Nedd
Midweek Chair: Pat Bernhart and Betsy Schulz
Membership Chair: JJ Sullivan
Membership Committee: Laurie Crosley, Debra Harris, and Madi Yates
Finance Committee:
Ships Store: Jo Rys
Webmaster: Tom Bernhart (start August)
Board of Governors: Steve Bacon, Colin Soucy, Terry Bidnick, Mary Ross, Shay Collins (until May), Ted Edmonds, Jamie Ritter, Mark Cline (start August)
· January – Beginning of the Next Mayan Calendar Happy Hour
· January – BOG and Commodore’s Ball at Westin in Annapolis (Rosie Cavin)
· January – Midweek Event Piracy on the Chesapeake at Davis’ Pub and Annapolis Maritime Museum (Pat Bernhart)
· February – Wine and Chocolate (Juliana)
· March – Happy Hour Port Wine Tasting II at the Penner’s
· March – Educational Event Matt Rutherford Solo Circumnavigator Lecture at Woodfire and Severn School
· March – St Patrick’s Day Party at the Kilarney House Pub
· April – April 12th Favorite Hat Friday Happy Hour at the Bartlett’s
· April – Annapolis Pub Crawl (Leslie Goodwyn and Steve Bacon)
· May – Boating Season Kick=Off and New Member Party at Higginbotham’s
· May – Midweek Event Boating and Lawn Party at the Stone’s
· May – BOG and Memorial Day Cruise to MYC (Juliana)
· June – Captain’ Annual Pre-Cruise Meeting at Jamie Ritter’s home
· June – BOG and Annual Cruise to Chester River, Haven Harbor Marina, Wye River, MRYC
· July – After the July 4th Cruise to Lankford Bay Marina
· July – Rhode River Water Rendezvous (Steve Cavin)
· July – Midweek Event Dinner and a Musical “She Loves Me” at Infinity Theatre (Bernhart’s)
· August – BOG and Lobster Feast/Flip. Flop and Drop Breakfast (Stone’s home)
· August – BOG and Water Rendezvous at Waterhole Cove on Harris Creek (Sanger’s)
· September – Fall Cruise to MRYC with Crab Feast (Bidnick’s and Yates)
· September – Octoberfest and Breakfast Weems Creek (Kranzer’s)
· September – Midweek Pirates Cove West River (Pat Bernhart)
· October – BOG and Country and Western BBQ Party on Minnow Creek (Higginbotham’s)
· October – Halloween Happy Hour at Soucy’s
· November – Annual Meeting at Fleet Reserve (Higginbotham’s and Rosie Cavin)
· November – Plaid Shirt and Apple Cider Happy Hour at Mary Bowie’s home
· December – Midnight Madness dinner at Galway Bay and shopping (Bernhart’s)
· December – Holiday Brunch at West River Yacht Club (Crosley’s and Mary Ross)
Commodore: Bill Kranzer
Vice Commodore: Bob Higginbotham
Rear Commodore: Jamie Ritter
Fleet Captain: Terry Bidnick
Treasurer: Mary Bowie
Secretary: Bonnie Hetzel
Social Director: Rosie Cavin
Cruise Director: Juliana Nedd
Midweek Chair: Pat Bernhart
Membership Chair: JJ Sullivan
Membership Committee: Laurie Crosley, Debra Harris, and Madi Yates
Finance Committee:
Ships Store: Jo Rys
Webmaster: Tom Bernhart
Photo Chair: Mary Ross
Board of Governors: John Loving, Mary Ross, Mark Cline, Colin Soucy, Patti Bartlett, Steve Cavin, Westbrook Murphy
· January – 12th Annual Commodore’s Ball and Silent Auction at Loew’s with Tiki Barbarians in Annapolis (Rosie Cavin)
· January – BOG Loew’s Hotel
· February – Dinner at Galway Bay and a Navy Basketball Game (Bidnick’s)
· February – Midweek Event Happy Hour McGarvey’s or Coconut Joe’s (Westbrook)
· March – Wine Tasting at the Penner’s
· March – BOG and Happy Hour at Yellowfin Edgewater (Rosie Cavin)
· April – Poplar Island Tour (Jamie Ritter)
· April – Happy Hour at Harriet Lytle’s home
· May – BOG and Season Kickoff & New Member Party at Oyster Cove Club House (Richard and Michelle, JJ and Juliana)
· May – Captain’s Pre-Cruise Meeting at the Bidnick’s
· May – Spring Cruise to Tolchester Marina, Worton Creek Marina, Skipjack Cove in Georgetown, Tidewater Marina in Havre de Grace, Fairlee Creek and Haven Harbor Marina
· June – Water Rendezvous Conch Republic, Key West (On the Chesapeake) on Swan Creek (Budesheim’s)
· June – Midweek Event A Teddy Bear Picinic at the Stone’s (Pat Bernhart)
· June – Summer Solstice Sock Hop at Herrington Harbor South (Rosie Cavin)
· July – Fireworks, Lobsters and Omelets on Crab and Alms House Creek (Murphy’s and Stone’s homes)
· July – Midweek Dinner and a Play “I Do, I Do” at Infinity Theatre (Pat Bernhart)
· July – Water Rendezvous “Wye Not” Raft-up on Reed Creek (Loving’s)
· August – BOG and “Bling Your Own Bottle” Event at Chesapeake Yacht Club (Soucy’s)
· August – “Hot Dog! It’s Labor Day Weekend” Rhode River Raft-up (Falk’s)
· September – Vagabond Cruise Southern Chesapeake - nearly a dozen boats had a delightful adventure cruising for over two weeks all the way down to Cape Charles at the mouth of the Chesapeake and back.
· September – Tides Inn Resort Vagabond Cruise Finale (Ray and Brenda)
· October – “The Bomb” End of Season Event Crab Feast at Treuth’s home
· October – Happy Hour at Steve and Leslie’s
· October – Navy Football Tailgate Party (Bidnick’s)
· November – Annual Meeting at West River Yacht Club (Crosley’s)
· November – Harvest Gold Happy Hour (Ross’s)
· November – Dinner after a tour of the facilities at the Maritime Institute of Technology at Linthicum Heights, MD to learn "How The Freighter Pilots See Us (Boaters)" from the perspective of standing on a simulator of a freighter bridge used to train Bay Pilots as they ply the waters of the Chesapeake (Jamie Ritter)
· December – Midnight Madness for dinner and shopping in Annapolis (Pat Bernhart)
· December – BOG and Holiday Brunch at Oyster Cove (Sanger’s)
First annual Gypsea Joe Hergenrather Spirit Award for 2014 - Madi Yates
Commodore: Bob Higginbotham
Vice Commodore: Jamie Ritter
Rear Commodore: Terry Bidnick
Fleet Captain: Colin Soucy
Treasurer: Mary Bowie
Secretary: Mary Ross
Social Director: Rosie Cavin
Cruise Director: Madi Yates
Midweek Chair: Pat Bernhart
Membership Chair: Laurie Crosley
Membership Committee:
Finance Committee: Jae Hamilton
Ships Store: Jo Rys
Webmaster: Tom Bernhart
Photo Chair: Mary Ross
Board of Governors: Bill Kranzer, Gary Budesheim, E Don Smith, Chuck Kahle, Patti Bartlett, Steve Cavin, Westbrook Murphy
· January – South Event Happy Hour with the Loving’s at Conchy Joe’s Jensen Beach FL
· January – Ritter Happy Hour at Jamie’s Home
· January – South Event Happy Hour at the Falk’s Home Stuart FL
· January – South Event Happy Hour with the Soucy’s at Sunset Bay Marina Stuart FL
· January – BOG at the Higginbotham’s Home
· February – South Event Superbowl Party with the Yates and Rosses at Yates Home Stuart FL
· February – South Event Happy Hour at the Smith’s Stuart FL
· February – Cabin Fever Happy Hour at the Higginbotham’s
· February – South Event West Coast Treasures with John and Jo Treasure Island FL
· February – Dinner and a Play at Maryland Hall “Fiddler on the Roof” (Westbrook)
· February – South Event Happy Hour with the Ross’s at Wahoo’s Roadhouse Stuart FL
· February – Chinese New Year Event (Rosie Cavin and Pat Bernhart)
· February – South Event Party on the Pocket! At the Yate’s home Stuart FL
· March – South Event It’s a Beach Party at Ft Pierce Wilson’s “Ocean Resort”
· March – Educational Event and Happy Hour. Presentation by Tom Crafton 7 years sailing around the world with his family at Chesapeake Harbor Marina and Happy Hour at the Annapolis Maryland Capitol YC Clubhouse (Bidnick’s)
· March – South Event Sunday Picnic on the Island on Hutchinson Island FL (Ray and Brenda)
· March – South Event Happy Hour with John and Jo at Pirates Cove in Stuart FL
· March – South Event To End the Season Dinner
· March – BOG
· April – Spring Fling Happy Hour at the Bartlett’s
· April – St Johns College vs. US Naval Academy Coquet Match at St Johns College (Kranzer’s and Higginbotham’s)
· May – 13th Annual Change of Watch Ball at Oyster Cove (Mary Ross)
· May – Fleet Captain’s Meeting at the Soucy’s
· May – Midweek Event Pre Mosquito Lawn Party at the Stone’s
· May – Annual Cruise South of the Bridge Chesapeake Bay, Marinas Coves and Creeks. St Helena Island, Rhode River, MYRC, Waterhole Cove – Lowe’s Wharf, Brewer’s Marina Oxford, and Knapps Narrows Marina
· May – BOG at Soucy’s home
· June – Chesapeake Harbor Meeting
· June – Lobster Feast and Flip, Flop and Drop Breakfast at the Stone’s Home
· July – Firework’s Weekend July 4th on Almshouse Creek at the Murphy’s home
· July – Midweek Event is Dinner and a Play at Broadneck Grill and Infinity Theatre “Baby, The Musical” (Pat Bernhart)
· July – Weenie Roast on Weems at the Pavilion on Weems Creek (Kranzer’s)
· August – BOG and Friendship Day Raft-up at Higginbotham’s home
· August – Skipper’s Meeting for Vagabond Cruise at Stone’s home
· August – Laid Back Weekend at Lankford Bay Marina (Budesheim’s)
· September – Fall Cruise to Cambridge Yacht Club with Crab Feast and Sail on the Nathan of Dorchester
· September – Oktoberfest with Backyakers, Beer and BBQ! On Clements Creek (Collin’s)
· October – Pig Roast Weekend at Treuth’s home
· October – Dinner and a Play “Carousel” at Maryland Hall
· October – Navy Game and Tailgate (Terry Bidnick)
· October – Halloween Happy Hour at the Bidnick’s Home
· November – Annual Membership Meeting at Fleet Reserve (Kranzer’s)
· December – Midnight Madness dinner Galway Bay and shopping (Bernhart’s)
· December – BOG and Holiday Brunch at Higginbotham’s home
Annual Gypsea Joe Hergenrather Spirit Award for 2015 - Richard Sanger and Tom Bernhart