The Anchor
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
From the General Manager
Dear Members,
What a fantastic way to wrap up summer! Our Dog Day was a tail-wagging success, and now that Fall has officially arrived, we ’ ve got some amazing events lined up to keep the fun going
Mark your calendars for these can’t-miss dates: Friday, October 4th: Get your tents ready for our annual Camp Out!
Saturday, October 12th: Raise your steins at Oktoberfest
Sunday, October 13th: Our monthly brunch is back!
Thursday, October 24th: Join us for the Cru Society wine dinner and tasting
Sunday, October 27th: We’ll cap off the month with our Spooktacular Halloween Party!
We’re also excited to share that September was a strong month for membership we welcomed three new members and one reinstatement! Our community thrives on the energy and involvement of each one of you, so let’s keep that momentum going Don’t forget about our legacy candidate program! Immediate family members receive 50% off initiation fees, and as a sponsor, you’ll earn a 10% food and beverage credit for each successful referral. Let's grow our Boat Club family together!
A quick update on Pickleball: We’ve parted ways with our Pickleball Pro, Kelly-Marie Bonhert While we search for a new pro, Travis and Davina are ready to help with lessons, and all our pickleball programming will continue as planned For more info or to book a lesson, feel free to reach out to Travis at TCurran@Louisvilleboatclub com
Now, for the foodies Chef Godsey and his talented culinary team have been working on a brand-new dinner menu, which will be rolled out soon! And exciting news: we ’ re working on an online food ordering platform, so you’ll soon be able to order dinner directly through our app. Stay tuned for more details Oh, and don't forget lunch is back at the Clubhouse, Wednesday through Saturday from 11:30 a m to 2:00 p m Stop by and enjoy a delicious meal with us!
On a personal note, I’ve been keeping a little secret I’m expecting a baby girl in January, and we couldn’t be more excited! My daughter is over the moon to become a big sister Thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm We have a lot to look forward to this season, and I can’t wait to see you all at the Club!
Warm regards,
Sarah Russell General Manager srussell@louisvilleboatclub com
From the President
Dear LBC Members,
At last month’s board meeting, we discussed the importance of maintaining and growing our membership We have so many exciting Fall activities that make the perfect opportunity to invite your friends to experience what LBC has to offer Reach out to Sarah if you have any guests interested in events like the new Thursday Happy Hours on the Docks, the Cru Society Fall Wine Dinner, Bocce and Bubbles, or our family favorite Halloween Party so she can help welcome them to LBC Another opportunity to show off LBC is to host your holiday and other celebrations at the Club. Please reach out to George at ghenry@louisvilleboatclub com for availability and your event planning needs
As President, one of my responsibilities is to appoint a Nominating Committee of seven full members to help select the slate of candidates for the open positions on next year ’ s Board of Directors If you are interested in serving on this committee, email me at president@louisvilleboatclub com by Wednesday, October 10th
Please join me in thanking Lee Scott for his many years as Squash Pro at LBC Lee is leaving us midOctober to pursue another opportunity and we wish him the best in this new endeavor Sarah and the board have begun the search for our next Squash Pro and look forward to welcoming him or her to the Club in the near future
Happy Halloween!
Michelle Black White LBC President president@louisvilleboatclub
com
GreetingsfromtheDocks!
RIVER CAPTAIN UPDATE
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Lookingahead,ourfleetwillheadtoCowCoveonSunday,October6,around1pmIfyouneedaride,reachouttoa boatingmember!
Don’tforgettomarkyourcalendarsfortailgatingonthedocksonNovember2We'llbeshowingboththeUofLandUK gamesonTV!
We’realreadyplanningforthe2025boatingseasonandaimingtomakeboatingmoreaccessibletoallmembersBoating canfeeldauntingfornewboaters,giventhetimeandfinancialcommitmentsBycreatingeducationalopportunities,building astrongerdocksidecommunity,andsharingboatcosts,wecanmakeboatingmoreapproachable.Afterall,fewofuswould playtennisifwehadtobuildacourtinourbackyardandhireaninstructorourselves!Growingalarger,moreinclusive boatingcommunitywillalsohelpusmakethemostofouruniqueriverfacilities,drawinginnewmemberswhocan'tfind theseservicesatotherLouisvilleclubs
Ontheeducationfront,we’reorganizingboatersafetycoursesinJanuaryandFebruarytaughtbytheUSCoastGuard Thesecoursescoverboatingrulesandsafety,andfamiliescanattend childrenasyoungas12cangetlicensedtooperate smallwatercraftinKentuckyNoboatisrequiredtoparticipate,sokeepaneyeoutforsign-updetails!
Additionally,I’dlovetoseeusstartasailingprogramnextsummerWiththreeboatssimilartotheonedockednearthe pedestrianentrance,wecouldteachsailingtobothadultsandkidsTheseboatsareverysafeontheriver,canbeusedfor summercamps,adultracesintheevenings,andweekendcruisingbymembersA$40,000investmentwouldsecurethreesailreadyboats,eachholding4-5crewmembers,andrequireminimaladditionalfundingoverthenextfiveyearsThiswould breakdowntoaround$8,000inannualizedfixedcosts,whichwecouldoffsetthroughsailinglessons,racingfees,andboat rentals.
Butweneedyoursupporttomakethissailingprogramareality!Overthenextmonth,we’llbeworkingonaformalplan, includingcostsandofferingsWe’llbeaskingmemberstocommitthisfallsowecanmoveforwardwithconfidenceYou mightbeaskedtoreserveaspotforyourkidsinasummercamp(featuringrackets,swimming,andsailing)withadepositor topurchasesailinglessonsfornextsummerCommittingearlywillhelpussecurethebestdealsonboats,asmanyowners prefernottostorethemoverwinterLet’sworktogethertobringthisexcitingvisiontolife!
Wishingyoufairwindsandfollowingseas, MartinLow RiverCaptain
RACQUET REPORT
Hello racqueteers and paddlers, welcome to the spookiest of all months, October!
We have a busy schedule this October, but before we get into what’s on tap, let’s take a quick look back at September
September brought us a lot of nice weather and great tennis We successfully finished our Club Singles Championships out on the clay courts Our club champion for Men’s A singles is Jacob Scheinler Runner up for Men’s A singles is Nick Isaacs Men’s B singles champion is Matthew Roberts with Richard Meena coming into the runner-up spot. Finally, the Men’s C singles Champion is Tom Evans with Mike Anderson coming in as runner-up. Congratulations to all our participants in all the divisions
We also had another wonderful evening of Ladies Night Out Pickleball Over 20 ladies of different pickle levels came out to enjoy a nice but hot night of pickleball, drinks, appetizers, and a whole lot of socializing It was great to see all of the wonderful support of our LBC pickleball program and we are looking forward to getting out again later in October.
LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER, OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL SCHEDULE WILL BE FILLING UP Tennis:
With our indoor season starting, we will still try to keep a majority of our clay courts running throughout the month of October However, we will look to start moving programming inside as the weather turns cold later in the month We will look to showcase a few new adult clinics and fast feeds this month including an adult beginner program aimed at our Members who are looking to take up tennis or have already started and want to continue to improve Please keep an eye out for the introduction to our new clinics early this month. We also have plenty of spots open in our Junior Development Program We currently run clinics for kids ages 5-18 of varying levels If you are interested in your child joining one of our great clinics, please contact Tcurran@louisvilleboatclub com
Pickleball:
Fall pickleball is just getting started! As the temperature cools, it will be a great time to get on the pickleball courts for some fun and competitive pickleball action We will look to introduce a couple of new beginner pickleball clinics into the mix this month including Tactical Pickleball, which will highlight basic strategic concepts of pickleball and how to implement them into play Please keep an eye out for our exciting new programming starting in October We will also look to continue our Saturday Pickleball League, Dink and Drink Come out for some fun pickleball play and cold drinks during the beautiful October Saturday afternoons Finally, we will look to hold October’s Ladies Night Out Pickleball in the later part of October Ladies Night Out is open to all levels and is a fun way to meet new pickleball friends
Platform Tennis
As the temperature starts to drop, that’s when you know that platform tennis season is right around the corner We will look to have a platform tennis kickoff party in the late part of October to bring in the season We will enjoy some fun play as well as drinks and socializing around the fire pit. All levels are welcome and encouraged to join Please stay tuned for details dropping shortly
I hope we all have a fun October and can’t wait to see you all on the courts
All the best,
Travis Curran Director of Tennis/Pickleball/Platform Tennis
PENDENNIS SMACKDOWN REPORT:
SQUASH UPDATE
The Pendennis Club hosted the first Smackdown of the 2024-2025 season We had some great matches lined up LBC started the winning streak When Richard Johnson faced David Brinch, he had a 3-1 victory It was awesome for Richard to get back into the swing of things with such success Then there was John Moermen who challenged Joshua Watkins, with a 3-1 victory All credit be to his smooth hands! Mohammed Alsorogi followed up with another 3-1 win against Michelle Cristante It was a good farewell send off for Cristante's last match Then Pendennis got their engines started Bruce Blythe got the Pen their first victory against Blake Blythe Blake Blythe made Bruce work for the 3-2 W Blake Blythe stayed on the court to take on Grant Ferguson and lost 31 Bruce played well, but had time to study the game of his strong opponent Blake Blythe
Jacob Huff took on Doug Grissom with his two handed forehand as a repeat of their match-up previously Jacob tried his best but couldn't get the victory over the two forehand with a 3-0 loss We all were intrigued by the last match between Allen Dodd and Robbie Foust, which went the distance and gave a lot of entertainment to the crowd You could even hear the cheers turning into game analysis!
Overall the Pendennis took the 5-3 victory for a second straight victory over LBC We are thankful for all those that came to support the players
JUNIOR REPORT:
One of the Academy Juniors, Jack Blythe, traveled to Atlanta this past weekend to compete in a US Squash Junior Gold Tournament Jack took a game of a 5 1 rated player which was a great effort He ended up finishing in 13-16 position Well done Jack!
Thanks,
Lee Scott
Director of Squash
FITNESS UPDATES
Louisville Boat Club Triathlon
Sunday September 8th was a perfect day for the LBC Triathlon with 18 members and guests challenging themselves by swimming, biking and running/walking. Both adults and youth participated in one of the three levels of distances Six participants returned from the past two years and twelve were newcomers for this club event Three of the triathletes had previously completed major competitions across the country The event was enjoyed by all participants and volunteers!
AROUND THE CLUB
Board of Directors
Michelle Black White – President
Henry Kelsey – Vice President & Membership
Chris Schaefer – CFO & Finance
Wayne Wilson – Secretary & River
Tom Campbell – Past President & Fitness
Kate Huff – Director, Swim
Marty McClelland – Director, Racquets & Bocce
Steve McCombs – Director, R I P
Tom Scovil – Director, House
Ginny Tyler – Director, Entertainment
New New Members Members
Contact General Manager, Sarah Russell, for Membership Information.
Please welcome our new members and their families!
Mrs Jerri Richard
Mr Myron Hobbs, Naomi
Mr Doug and Mrs Rachel Jansen
Mrs. Sally Reisz
Club Staff
General Manager - Sarah Russell ext 116
Assistant Manager, Director of Hospitality & Banquets
George Henry ext 111
Director of Finance & Human Resources
Jennifer Kaiser ext 114
Director of Squash - Lee Scott ext 121
Director of Paddle, Pickle & Tennis
Travis Curran ext 123
Housekeeping Supervisor - Connie Bates ext 122
Director of Facilities - Ken Goodlett
Executive Chef - Heber C Godsey IV ext 117
