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Publisher Towar Productions 19803 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 313.882.0702 www.towar.com Advertising Director Kim Towar kim@towar.com Art Director Stephanie Lortt stephanie@towar.com Writers Past Commodore James Ramsey Dr. Larry Stephenson Katie Susko Aaron Wagner Photographers John F. Martin Photography, Inc.
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Table of Contents Welcome Aboard New Members Capitalizing on Opportunity: Spinnaker Renovation Art of the Spinnaker Person of Interest 2021 Directors Cruise Fall Family Festival Ladies Fall Getaway Halloween Spooktacular Celebration Commodore Morawske’s Last Supper 2021 Annual Meeting Member of the Year Yachtsman of the Year Thanksgiving at the Club Annual Tree Lighting Snaps Looking Aft
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The Grosse Pointer (USPS 576-940) is published four times a year under contract with the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Subscriptions are $75 per year to members. Periodical postage paid at Detroit, Michigan. Postmaster, send address changes to: The Grosse Pointer, 788 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236. Grosse Pointe Yacht Club ©2022—all rights reserved. This publication is the property of the GPYC, for member use only. No unauthorized use, sale or dissemination of information herein shall be made for commercial, personal or other purposes, without the written permission of the GPYC.
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Cover Photo by John F. Martin
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