Congratulations to Mobile Yacht Club for winning the GYA Opening Regatta for the second year in a row.
1 Mobile Yacht Club
2 Pensacola Yacht Club
3 Southern Yacht Club
4 Buccaneer Yacht Club
5 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
6 Pontchartrain Yacht Club
7 Gulfport Yacht Club
8 New Orleans Yacht Club
9 Tammany Yacht Club
10 St Andrews Bay Yacht Club
11 Fort Walton Yacht Club
12 Fairhope Yacht Club
13 Pass Christian Yacht Club
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, May 20,2023
Southern Yacht Club
105 North Roadway Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 288-4200
TO:
Commodores of General and Affiliate Members
GYA Executive Committee
GYA Past Commodores
GYA Standing Committee and Council Chairmen
GYA Coordinator of each GYA General Member Club
GYA Associate Members
The Gulf Yachting Association Annual Board of Directors Meeting, in conjunction with the Opening Regatta will be held May 19-21, 2023, at the Southern Yacht Club, 105 North Roadway Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504) 288-4200. GYA Standing Committee Chairs and Council Chairs should submit their written reports prior to the meeting to the GYA Secretary. As some mailing and/or email contact information at each club may have changed since our last meeting, please distribute this information to the appropriate contacts at your club if applicable.
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
1730 GYA Executive Committee Meeting (Board Room)
1830 Commodores Cocktail Reception (by invitation)
SATURDAY, May 20, 2023
0830 – 1030 Continental Breakfast
1000 GYA Semi-Annual Meeting (East Dining Room)
1100 Competitors Meeting Underneath Clubhouse
1130 Flag Raising Ceremony (SYC Lawn)
1255 First Warning Signal; back-to-back races to follow
Capdevielle & Open Viper 640
GYA Master’s Flying Scot
1730 – 2030 Food and Band “Rockin’ Dopsie” under the Clubhouse
SUNDAY May 21, 2023
0800 – 0900 Continental Breakfast
1025 First Warning Signal; back-to-back races to follow
Capdevielle & Open Viper 640
Other One Design classes
1430 No races start after this time
ASAP Trophy Presentation under the Clubhouse
GYA COMMODORES (GENERAL MEMBER CLUB COMMODORES) – As a member of the GYA Board of Directors, your club’s attendance is very important. We request that you please respond to the GYA Secretary no later than Monday, May 1, 2023 as to if your club will have representation at the meeting, either by you personally or by a proxy (secretary@gya.org). This information will help to ensure a quorum is met so business may be conducted.
The host club has established a room block for lodging at the following area hotels that are convenient to the club house:
Marriott Lakeway, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70002, $159 per night, please call (800) 542-8680 or book online, booking code “GYAGYAA”
https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1678315668820&key=GRP.
The Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Hilton Garden Inn, 2713 N. Causeway Boulevard, $139 per night, please Call (504-383-6201 or book online, booking code “2305GY” www.radissonhotelsamericas.com
If you have recently lost a member of your sailing community and would like to have them included in the silent prayer during the Board of Directors meeting, please forward name and club information to the secretary (secretary@gya.org).
Southern Yacht Club will provide all GYA Clubs the program and schedule of events for the Opening Regatta competition for the following trophies:
➢ Commodore J. Gilbert Scheib Trophy
➢ Commodore John Dane Trophy (Masters Trophy)
Please remember to wear your blue blazer and white pants for the flag raising ceremony following the board of directors meeting. The Executive Committee looks forward to seeing everyone.
Sincerely,
Jennifer B. Schmidt
GYA Secretary/Treasurer
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Commodore Norton W. Booker, Jr Award – Jackson Benvenutti (BWYC)
Laser Sailor of the Year – Peter Buckley (GLYC)
Laser Radial Sailor of the Year – Joe Comer, V (FYC)
Opti Sail of the Year – Jack Meade (SYC)
420 Sailor of the Year – Conner Fanberg (BWYC)
Capdeville Challenger Series – Mobile Yacht Club
August Capdeville Winners – Buccaneer Yacht Club
Jack and Flo Scheib Service Award – Jennifer Schmidt (SYC)
The Winter Meeting of the Gulf Yachting Association will be held on January 14th – 15th, 2023 at Southern Yacht Club, 105 North Roadway Drive, New Orleans, LA (504) 288-4200. Since some mailing and email addresses may have changed since the last meeting, please distribute this information to the appropriate contacts at your club.
Friday, January 13, 2023
1800 Executive Committee Meeting & Dinner
Saturday, January 14, 2023
0900 Committee Meetings start according to schedule
1800 Cocktail hour and GYA Foundation Silent Auction
1900 GYA Annual Awards Dinner Banquet
Sunday, January 15, 2023
0930 Incoming Commodore’s Meeting
1030 Board of Directors Meeting
GYA COMMODORES – GENERAL MEMBER CLUBS – Your club’s attendance is very important. If you cannot attend the Board meeting, please send a WRITTEN NOTICE naming your club’s representative to the GYA Secretary-Treasurer via email secretary@gya.org, or hand deliver at the meeting
All GYA Clubs and their members are invited to attend the GYA Annual Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday evening at Southern Yacht Club. The banquet cost will be $39 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Please make your dinner reservations to Southern Yacht Club by January 6, 2023, via email Coni@Southernyachtclub.org or by calling (504) 288-4200.
Marriott Lakeway, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70002, $149 per night, please call (800-542-8680) to reserve before December 13, 2022 with the “Gulf Yachting Association” code or online https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1664913500587&key=GRP&app=resvlink
Country Inn and Suites by Radisson, 2713 N Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70002, rates start at $119 per night, please call 504-648-3821 to reserve before December 30, 2022 with the “2301GY” code or online at https://www.radissonhotelsamericas.com/en-us/hotels/country-inn-metairie-la?cid=a:se+b:gmb+c:amer+i:local+e:cis+d:us+h:USAMETA
Your GYA Flag Officers look forward to seeing you at the Winter meeting at Southern Yacht Club. Please wear your appropriate blazer, club badge and dress slacks for the meeting.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Schmidt
GYA Secretary/Treasurer
Sir Thomas Lipton Champion Bay Waveland Yacht Club
2nd overall Pass Christian Yacht Club
3rd overall Buccaneer Yacht Club
Tim Murray Trophy – Most improved club Pensacola Yacht Club
Floyd Davis Trophy – 1st race winning skipper: Connor Fanberg BWYC
J. Fred Clerc Trophy – 2nd race winning skipperr: John Marshall BucYC
Com. Mike Johnson Trophy – 3rd race winning skipper: Thomas Duffy PCYC
4th race winning skipper: Zak Fanberg BWYC
Com. Larry Beavais Trophy – last race winning skipper: Chris Alexander GYC
Sportsmanship Award – Jackson Yacht Club
We are saddened to hear of the death of past GYA Secretary and 1979 GYA Commodore Michael S. Johnson. We know that this is a difficult time for his family, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
There will be a small family service tomorrow. For anyone wishing to make a donation in Mike’s memory, you may send it to:
Christ the King Church
711 College Avenue
Daphne, Alabama 36526
251-626-2343
Jackson Benvenutti Andrew Eagan & Chris Alexander Mallory Champion (representing GYA)
Zach Fanberg Sarah Taylor Fanberg & Eugene Schmitt place 2nd (representing BWYC)
Mike Holt, Steve Bourdow & Bruce Edwards place 3rd
Staton J. Peele Sportsmanship Award: Ed Feo
Congratulations to all the teams who particpated, to the host club at Bay Waveland and PRO Clinton Edwards. It was a tough three-day event, weather was a little challenging, but all scheduled 9 races were sailed.
Full results: https://www.regattanetwork.com/…/applet_regatta_results…
Photos by Clinton Edwards and Anne Swan Edwards