BELLBUOY - MARCH 2023

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the Newsletter of The Barbados Yacht Club

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We had a lot of activities at the Club in February and, yes, at times this pushed our capacity to its limits We did buy a number of additional tables and sun loungers which were all heavily used. I should here thank the staff who did a good job in frequently very difficult circumstances.

Apart from our social events, such as the Opera by Moonlight and the Last Friday entertainment by the Bay Street Jazz Ensemble, we hosted the Little Man Dinghy Regatta on the 5th February, sponsored by Harris Paints and The Stansfeld Scott Offshore Regatta on the 19th February The Lucky Horseshoe Sailing Regatta takes place on the 19th March. In March we are hosting some of the matches in the Inter-Club Tennis Tournament. The next match at the Club is on the 18th March. Please come out and support these events, participants do appreciate members coming along as spectators.

We have just entered into two reciprocal agreements with the Forest and Stream Club in Montreal and the Oakville Club in Ontario. We also had an exchange of burgees with the Royal London Yacht Club and the Grand Traverse Yacht Club. The General Manager and two visitors, Andrew Hope and David Nickerson have sorted out and tidied up the burgee display in the Shot Hall. It looks so much better and many thanks to Andrew and David for willingly offering their time to assist with this exercise.

We are seeing a return of the Sargassum seaweed along the beaches. Fortunately, and so far, we have not had much of it wash up on our beach However, members are reporting seeing a number of jellyfish (“the Four Eyes”) in the sea. Not much we can do about either of these nuisances but please be aware We will try and keep the beach as clear of the Sargassum as we can. The jellyfish are beyond our control but are not dangerous

Our Extraordinary General Meeting is being held on the 30th March. The notice of the meeting and the agenda is posted on the notice boards and have been circulated to members by email. The audited accounts and proxy forms for voting are being circulated this week

Dr. Isobella Parkinson

Commodore - The Barbados Yacht Club

WELCOME!

became foredeck crew on Charles Packer’s Angelique 1 and Angelique 11. The next move was a partnership with Jackie Hoad, Charles Packer & Jullian Gill to buy the Beneteau ten meter, Blazin, and sail it successfully in many Caribbean regattas.

Peter served as Vice Commodore, and on the Food & Beverage and Entertainment committees. He was instrumental in getting the Mount Gay Annual Regatta going at the BYC and was an essential part of the team that, on the behest of the BTA, traveled to La Rochelle in France, Denmark and Montreal, Canada making presentations to various international bodies to promote Barbados as avenue for International Dinghy Sailing.

In December, 2022, Dick Stoute, Andrew P. Hutchinson and Peter Marshall were selected to serve as Trustees of The Barbados Yacht Club along with Charles F. Packer, MBA, following the resignation of Peter R. P. Evelyn, K.C., Jack Hoad and Harold E. Tryhane.

In this month's Issue, we feature Peter Marshall.

Peter joined the Club in December 1974 and began sailing in a Mirror Dinghy he owned jointly with Julian Gill before moving up to King Fish and then Fireball. Moving to offshore racing, Peter

The Little Man Junior Dinghy Regatta

Their efforts brought the International Fireball Class to Barbados in 2010, the International 505 Worlds SAP Regatta in 2013. The GP14 Masters in 2016, and the International Finn and OK Dinghy championships in 2017. Peter’s presentations featured the Barbados Yacht Club prominently and ensured that it became the home of these regattas

After retiring, Peter focused on photography and supplies photographs of all major Club activities for the Bellbuoy, the Annual Report and the Club’s Facebook page.

We take this opportunity to thank Peter for accepting this opportunity to serve.

The Little Man Junior Dinghy Regatta, sponsored by Harris Paints, was sailed on Sunday, 5th February and Sunday, 26th February. Our up-and-coming junior sailors sailed a total of ten races over the two days of the Regatta in, at times, challenging conditions. The overall results are as follows:

Laser 4.7 Class

1st Joseph Whelan

2nd Oliver Whelan

3rd Isabelle Filardo

O’Pen Skiff Class

1st Francesca Johnson

2nd Amabel Chase

3rd Alexander McGaw

The Stansfeld Scott Offshore Regatta

Taz ClassTaz Class

1st Jack Parker

2nd Justin Austin

3rd Freddie Furssedonn-Wood

The results of the Stansfeld Scott Offshore Regatta, sailed on Sunday, 5th March, are as follows:

1st Pheonix, skippered by Greg Webster, 2nd A-Salt Weapon, skippered by Jason Tindale and 3rd Mandy, skippered by Bruce Robinson.

Peter Marshall Trustee The Barbados Yacht Club

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SOCIAL SCENE

HIGH TEA - An Evening of Love

d friends excited to see each other and catch up over also an event filled with so much love that new friendships e happy that the Barbados Defence Force Band could

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SOCIAL SCENE

"LAST FRIDAY" LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

As usual, the Bay St Jazz Ensemble did not disappoint We had an exceptionally high turn out and their set was well received and enjoyed members and their guests.

SOCIAL SCENE

VALENTINE'S NIGHT DINNER

The beautiful table layouts set up for our Valentine's night dinner on February 14.

POOL TABLE

The pool table has been fully refurbished and we have purchased new cues and balls.

BYC MERCHANDISE

POLO SHIRTS

BDS$60 s/m/l/xl/xxl

BURLAP TOTE BAG

SMALL - BDS$80 SMALL - BDS$80 LARGE - BDS$102 LARGE - BDS$102

CAPS

BDS$30

MEMBER NEWS

NEWMEMBERS-FEBRUARY2023

Bruce and Amanda Mackie, Florence and Ace Mackie

Shirley Thomas-Weir and Robert Weir

Susan Archer

Lisa Ross

Suzanne Nock

KNOW THE RULES/REGULATIONS

Members are reminded of the following General Regulations of the Club. A copy of the full Regulations is on display on the Notice Boards.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

2. BEACH FOOD AND BEVERAGE FACILITIES

Nappies are to be changed in the washroom facilities, where they can be sanitarily disposed of in the bin provided Changing nappies on beach furniture is unsanitary and unacceptable

Members and their guests are required to purchase food and beverage from the Club If you wish to bring food for your own consumption, or an item for a special occasion (e.g. birthday cake) please advise the Club management and get written permission.

10 SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN

Children under the age of 16 are the responsibility of their parents or guardians who shall ensure they do not unduly disrupt Members. Children who are guests are under the responsibility of the member who invited them to the club Children should not be allowed to play in the bar area Members who observe this behaviour should ask the Supervisor on duty to deal with the matter

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DRESS

All persons using the Club must be properly dressed for the occasion A minimum acceptable standard for the covered Beach Facility being swimwear or beach wear with a suitable top If you are unhappy about someone's dress, please make the manager on duty aware of this.

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SMOKING

We would prefer you do not smoke on the premises, but if you do, please ensure the smoke does not impact others and do not leave butts etc in the sand.

While not a rule, members wishing to bring into the Club a large number of guests are requested to advise the Club in advance of their intention. However, the names of all guests MUST be advised to Security either in advance or on their arrival. It is a rule that the member is required to accompany their guests while they are in the Club

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR 2022-2023

Commodore Vice Commodore Committee Members

Dr. Isobella Parkinson

Mr. Christopher Parravicino

Mr. Adrian Gale

Mr. Brian Cadogan

Mr. Jonathan Still

Mrs. Keithan Laurie

Mr. Satcha Kissoon

Mr. Simon Wilkie

Mr. Wayde Clarke

General Manager

Trustees Mr. Andrew Hutchinson

Mr. Charles F. Packer, MBA

Mr. Dick Stoute

Mr. Peter Marshall

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