LHPYC MARCH 2021 The Point

March 2021

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954-942-7244 •

HOURS

Dining Hours - Patio/Dining Room Fitness Center Tuesday - Saturday
5:00 AM-9:00 PM
Wednesday - Saturday Sunday - Monday
11:30AM-8:30PM 5:00 AM-7:00 PM

Tiki Bar Spa/Locker Rooms

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday-Saturday Sunday
8:00 PM-9:00 PM 8:00 PM-9:00 PM 11:00 AM-8:00 PM
5:00 AM-12:00 PM 5:00 AM-9:00 PM 5:00 AM-7:00 PM

Snack Bar Saturday Sunday Pool Tennis Courts
12:00 PM-9:00 PM 11:00 AM-8:00 PM
Friday Daily Daily
4:00 PM-9:00 PM Dawn to Dusk Dawn to Dusk

Happy Hour Little Skippers Childcare Any variation of these hours will be
communicated to our members via
4:00-6:00PM Wednesday - Friday Wednesday - Saturday eblast and social media.
4pm-close Saturdays for Ladies Only
6:00-9:00PM

DIRECTORY Ed McCabe Jeremy Martens Gary Stallone
Executive Chef Fitness & Youth Director Assistant Dockmaster
Terry Paterson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Owner/Interim General Manager Ext. 227 Ext. 212 / 954-802-1099 Ext. 226
[email protected]
954-942-7244 Damian Burke Jhonson Garcia April Gray
Food & Beverage Director Director of Tennis Staff Accountant
Jessica Easterling [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Owner/Community Outreach Director Ext. 232 786-781-9691 Ext. 213
[email protected]
Ext. 217 Zack Rice JP Ghazal
Marina & Facilities Director Maintenance Manager
Tammy Shoffstall, MSM [email protected] [email protected]
Director of Finance & 954-942-6688 / 561-843-5330 Ext. 226
Human Resources
[email protected] Diane Elliott Gina Miller
Ext. 233 Human Resources Manager Director of Special Events
[email protected] [email protected]
Kimberly McMahon Ext. 211 Ext. 214
Membership & Communications
Director
[email protected]
Ext. 231

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A MESSAGE FROM THE OWNER

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March 2021 members with faster boats who want to join us for a day
trip are very welcome.
In this issue of The Point:
Our new way of life has really made us all appreciate
1. Chef Ed inspired New Build-Your-Own Pasta Night- outdoor life and our private homes. We all know that real
Now served at your table instead of buffet style. estate and home renovations are booming, yacht and boat
sales are way up, and RV and outdoor toys are in huge
2. Board and Committee Chair new meet/approval process demand. This new way of appreciating life is how my
for new members. family and I, and many Yacht Club members have
always been living. I am happy to see the whole country
3. Tennis Committee Belle Epoque Tennis 3/13 catching up. Even if it took a pandemic to make this
(old-fashioned early 1900’s style tennis/wood rackets) happen. The unfortunate consequences of this is that
Marinas are full everywhere. So, I highly recommend
4. St. Patty’s Pasta Night Wed 3/17 with both Irish/Italian getting used to boating without being fully reliant on a
entrees marina. It’s only going to get tougher to find slips. The
most important thing is fresh water. No matter what size
5. Kids Committee Kids Day 3/20 (Fishing + Cookout + you boat is, you can find space to install a water maker.
Gold Coin Search + Pool Party) Once you have this, you are fully self-reliant. It is such an
amazing feeling to not need to go ashore for days, weeks
6. Entertainment Committee 2nd Annual Nantucket Bucket or even months… using you dingy to go to dinner at
3/26. The previous Nantucket Bucket happened just as amazing waterfront restaurants. A great dingy is the
the pandemic started. It was a huge success and is run second most important thing to have. Also, we will be
very safely with chef service outside on the Flag Deck. spending a lot of time helping members understand
anchoring and other safety procedures when on the hook.
7. Trivia Night 3/31. We want to have each Committee
commit a team of 4 to compete against the other We have been getting so many new members this past
Committees. Prize for winning Committee and prize for year that we all don’t recognize everyone like we are used
winning membership team. to. Please try and get to know the new members any
opportunity you get. Please remember that as a private
8. Damian now features “Wines of the Month” in his section club, we try make sure that we only accept new members
of the Point. A MUST read. that will fit well with our club existing membership and
club’s future vision. To help this selective process, we will
9. Geidys new Old Fashioned Menu now available with 10 now start requiring all new members to meet the Board
specialty cocktails. Try our new bourbon smoker. See and Committee Chairs on the first Wednesday of every
Facebook for videos of this in action! month at our meeting. This will be a simple introduction
with some questions and answers from the Board and
10. Jhonson is now offering Tennis Mingles every Saturday Chairs to get to know these members better. It will be
for all levels/meet other tennis players. almost like an informal interview, but we will keep them
feeling welcome and comfortable in the process. We will
11. Passover Dinner Specials 4/1 all discuss and confirm if they are a fit for the club that
12. Good Friday Buffet 4/2 same night.
13. Easter Brunch with the Easter Bunny 4/3 + Spring
The New Member Acceptance process will serve many
Shopping Eggstravaganza purposes. It will give existing membership more say in
14. Easter Sunday 4/4 the future of our membership. I will introduce the new
15. A Night in Concert with Tom Sartori 4/16 – A MUST see. members to our many committees to help them integrate
easier. It will help our Board and Chairs to recognize the
Book early not to lose out on our limited capacity.
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Winter will soon be over which means two things in my life:
Ski season is drawing to a close and the winter windy season
kicking up the gulf stream is soon over. These big seas have
unfortunately been the reason for several group cruises to be
cancelled. So we are planning a trip to Hobe Sound, just north
of Jupiter inlet, to stay on anchor for 3 nights. This is a
picturesque, huge open water area of the intercoastal off
Jonathan Dickenson State Park. We will have clean water and
white sandy beaches on our west side, and spectacular estate
properties on our east side. Our goal is to get as many boaters
comfortable staying on anchor for multiple nights before we
head to the Abacos in June and Exumas in July. Any

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new members easier because it is more personal. It We will soon have the interior renderings for the new
will also help new members appreciate what it means Townhouses and for the new club house. Our interior
to be a part of a club. A club is about its people first, designers are doing a spectacular job, Coastal
members and staff, then all the other services we Contemporary. They have really brought out the new
offer. style “yachting and ocean feel” that a Yacht Club
should exude.
Thank you to the Swimming Committee for throwing Thank you all for making LHPYC an amazing place
a great awards dinner for Coach Dana’s swimmers. to visit, live and work. The club is your club, your
This also served as a membership drive for these property, your family. Our staff, Board and
LHP families. Our Swim program is blowing up and Committees know to make you feel this way. I feel
makes us proud to be-able to offer a pool to our they do a great job doing this. Thank you to all.
community because our city has no public facility.
Terry Paterson
Fishing Committee has new leadership with Mitch Owner & Interim General Manager
Zelman and Chris Nelms now Co-Chairing this
committee. Their first event was a Kids Fishing
Derby on LHPYC docks held February 21st. It was an
amazing event with over 80 participants spread all
around our docks with Chef running the BBQ on the
Flag Deck. See photos online.

Thank You Mr. and Mrs. O’Keefe for modeling for
our March Point cover. Great outfit in celebration of
St. Patty’s Day March 17th.

Also, see “Yacht of the Month” presented by
Commodore Peter Hanssen. We feature a large
spectacular yacht you may all have seen on our east
docks from the parking lot or at times on the face
dock named “On Koorse,” owned by Linda and Billy
Koorse.

Lastly, a special shout out to 8-year-old Harper Kiss,
daughter of Governor Kiss, for her outstanding
achievements in golf. See page 14 to read all about
her.

A quick development update. We are nearing our
goal of selling 10 Townhouses pre-construction,
mostly to existing members. After 3 members finish
their due diligence and commit fully, we will have no
more pre-construction pricing units left to sell. The
prices will be strictly upheld at advertised pricing of
$2,150,000 to $2,950,000. Once we have only 4 left,
these prices will rise again.

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LHPYC BOARD & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Terry Paterson Jessica Easterling
Owner Owner

Peter Hanssen Troy Ganter
Commodore Vice Commodore

Victor Bruzzone Matt Donoghue Kristen Kiss
Governor Governor Governor

Cassie Ganter Kelly Donoghue Sharon Alfieri Diane Elliott Carlos Arce
Social Tennis Entertainment New Member Wine Committee Chair

Chris Nelms Mitch Zelman Jen Midgett Peter Hanssen Miriam Maguire Jill Selbach
Fishing Fishing Youth Cruising Yacht Shop Fitness/Swim

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MARCH 2021

EVENT CALENDAR

Key 4 Thursday 9 Tuesday 12 Friday

TENNIS Group Fitness Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Sunrise Sessions
MUSIC 9-10am (Jeremy) Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
SPECIAL EVENTS Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Yoga 9-10am (Kelly)
FITNESS Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am
KIDS Live Music: Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm Tiki Bar Open 4-8pm
HHAOUPPRY 4-6PM Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm Live Music: Eric Hansen 6-9pm
Spanish Wine Dinner 7pm
1 Monday 5 Friday
13 Saturday
Sunrise Sessions Sunrise Sessions
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Tennis Mingles 9-10:30am
Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren) Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Belle Epoque Tennis Event 9:30am
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am Saturday Sweat!
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Group Fitness 10-11am (Lauren)
Tiki Bar Open 4-8pm Tiki Bar Open 12-8pm
Live Music: Chenzo 6-9pm Live Music: Juan Carlos 6-9pm

10 Wednesday 14 Sunday

Sunrise Sessions Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm
5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Group Fitness 9-10am (Jeremy) 15 Monday
Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Sunrise Sessions
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb) Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Live Music: Chenzo 6-9pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
2 Tuesday 6 Saturday 11 Thursday

Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Tennis Mingles 9-10:30am Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Saturday Sweat! Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Group Fitness 10-11am (Jenn) Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) Tiki Bar Open 12-8pm Live Music:
Live Music: Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm
3 Wednesday Kool Kasual Steel Drum 6-9pm Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm

Sunrise Sessions 7 Sunday
5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm
Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm 8 Monday
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb) Sunrise Sessions
Live Music: 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Will Bridges 6-9pm Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm

6 *All events are subject to change. We will keep you updated via email blast and social media*

MARCH 2021

EVENT CALENDAR

16 Tuesday 20 Saturday 25 Thursday

Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Tennis Mingles 9-10:30am Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Saturday Sweat! Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna) Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) Kids Day 10am-4pm Live Music:
Tiki Bar Open 12-8pm Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm
17 Wednesday Live Music: Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm
LaSoulful Rock 6-9pm
Sunrise Sessions 26 Friday
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 21 Sunday
Group Fitness 9-10am (Jeremy) Sunrise Sessions
Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am
SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb) Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
St. Patty’s Dinner Specials Tiki Bar Open 4-8pm
5:30-8pm Live Music: Will Bridges 6-9pm
Nantucket Bucket
18 Thursday
22 Monday 27 Saturday 29 Monday
Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Sunrise Sessions Tennis Mingles 9-10:30am Sunrise Sessions
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Saturday Sweat! 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Live Music: Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren) Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna) Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Tiki Bar Open 12-8pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Live Music: Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
Kool Kasual Steel Drum 6-9pm
19 Friday 23 Tuesday 30 Tuesday
28 Sunday
Sunrise Sessions Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn)
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Yoga 9-10am (Kelly) Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb)
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Tiki Bar Open 4-8pm 24 Wednesday 31 Wednesday
Live Music: Eric Hansen 6-9pm
Sunrise Sessions Sunrise Sessions
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am Women’s Clinic 9-10:30am
Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm Kids Junior Tennis 4-6pm
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb) SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb)
Live Music: Ed Horowitz 6-9pm Live Music: Reggae Lou 6-9pm
Trivia Night 7pm

Fitness Class Spin & Pump SPOGA Core Yoga SpinCore Group Fitness
Information Focusing on a mix of Mix of 30min of cycling and Vinyasa yoga flow infused Interval cycling with a core A fun group class that mixes
stretching, spin and core! 30min of yoga with core strengthening crushing workout to finish all elements of fitness,
exercises weights, cardio, biking

***Please check member side of the website for more info on classes*** Questions: Contact Jeremy Martens at 954-802-1099

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

March 2021

CHENZO ERIC HANSEN KOOL KASUAL
STEEL DRUM BAND

March 3 March 5 March 6
March 12 March 19 March 27

WILL BRIDGES ALEXANDRA LEWIS JUAN CARLOS

March 10 March 4 March 13
March 26 March 11
March 18
March 25

LASOULFUL ROCK ED HOROWITZ REGGAE LOU

March 20 March 24 March 31

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MARCH EVENTS

TRIVIA NIGHT Wednesday March 31st @7PM

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Bruce & Wava and
their son Adam

Bruce & Wava Our daughter Ashley
and our son Scott
New Member
Traveling in Ireland at the
Spotlight "Cliffs Of Mohr"

Wava & Bruce Friedman

We are both retired and have three children: Ashley, Lola, our 1 year old
Adam, and Scott (and our sweet baby Boston Boston Terrier
Terrier Lola). Bruce is a native New Yorker and me,
a Georgia girl. We live in Pompano Beach. We love
to boat, travel, cook, meet new people, and just try
and have fun!

We joined the club after being
introduced by a dear friend. We liked
the old Florida charm and the warmth
of the staff. We also had the
opportunity to join the Cruising Group
prior to joining on a trip to Port
Lucaya, where we met some truly
wonderful people, and look forward to
continuing to grow those relationships
since we are lifetime boaters.

Our boat "The Great Escape"

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Member • Members since 2019
• My family has been members since 1979
Spotlight • Jason was born in Bayshore, Long Island New York,

Paige & Jason Dunne but moved to Lighthouse Point when he was a young
boy.
• We met at a local watering hole.
• We have 3 amazing boys, Liam 10yrs old, Conor 9yrs
old and Keegan 5yrs old.
• Our boys favorite activity at The Club is Pasta Night.
• Our boys enjoy the sport of fishing, that is when they
arent at the parks playing sports.
• Over the summers we like to escape the Florida heat
and head up north to Vermont where we enjoy all the
wonderful outdoor activities, especially body surfing
the Quechee Gorge.
• We welcomed our dog Luna during Covid who is 6
months old and weighs 30 lbs
• Jason has had much success as a sound engineer and
music producer in the entertainment industry, but
since having children he has shifted gears into the IT
world.
• My brothers and I have invested in commercial real
estate in Miami, while having some great success, our
true enjoyment is working together and creating our
family business.
• Family is everything to us, and we enjoy so much in
sharing our family memories with our extended family
at the club.

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IN OUR COMMUNITY

Honoring Local Veterans

Honor Flight South Florida took to the streets once again in February hosting our 9th Veteran Parade, this time in
Pembroke Pines & Miramar. We had the pleasure of visiting 10 Vietnam, Korean War, and WWII Veterans.

Having to cancel all 4 of our planned 2020 Flights forced us to disappoint over 300 of our Nation’s Oldest Heroes. We
decided to get creative and show these Men & Women that they have not been forgotten while they await their
anticipated flight day to Washington DC to visit their Memorials and more.

**Please join our next Veteran Parade on March 6th in Boca Raton! Contact me for details**

WWII Veteran Spotlight from February Parade

Harvey, a 95-year-old WWII Navy Seabee:
Another of our WWII veterans who participated in the StoryCorps
'Homefront Voices' campaign and who was recognized before our
Pembroke Pines /Miramar Honor Parade by the Everglades HS JROTC
Gator Battalion. Harvey, a WWII Navy Seabee and regular HFSF volunteer
is 95-years-young. On this parade day, the Everglades JROTC Gator

Battalion recognized and thanked Harvey for his service,
with a personalized tribute. After that, the unstoppable
Harvey hopped in his car to drive on the parade route to
honor other veterans! His interview can be found here:
https://archive.storycorps.org/.../veterans-homefront.../

Mike, a 94-year-old WWII Erika Axani
Navy veteran:
HFSF and JROTC Gator Director of Luxury
Battalion recognized and Condominiums and
thanked Mike for his service Townhome Sales
in the Pacific Theater, where Florida Luxurious
his ship earned a battle star as Properties
part of the Battle of Okinawa. 954-560-4616
The JROTC presented a personalized tribute banner and
framed copy for him to keep. Mike offered salutes and (Continued on page 13)
waves to those who passed and was overcome with
emotion as the final fire truck passed with a final wave.
What a meaningful tribute to this Navy sailor!

Reservations now being
accepted for the proposed
modern townhomes at
Lighthouse Point Yacht
Club. Contact Erika Axani
for more information.

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IN OUR COMMUNITY

WWII Veteran Spotlight from February Parade (continued)

Dorothy, a 98-year-old WWII Navy Veteran:
Dorothy joined us on an HFSF flight in recent years and has remained close
to us, joining us at various events honoring our WWII veterans. The
StoryCorps 'Homefront Voices' campaign is working to partner JROTC
cadets with WWII veterans, to interview them and capture their story.
These interviews will make their way to history at the Library of Congress.

On this parade day, the Everglades JROTC Gator Battalion recognized and
thanked Dorothy for her service, with a personalized tribute banner and
framed copy for her to keep. What a beautiful tribute to this lovely lady.
Her interview can be found here:
https://archive.storycorps.org/.../veterans-homefront.../

What is Honor Flight?

Honor Flight South Florida is a 100% all-volunteer organization, dedicated solely to
honoring all veterans in Broward, Dade, and Monroe counties. In the final chapters of their
lives, it’s a race against time to fly these veterans to Washington D.C. to visit and reflect at
the memorials built in their honor. Top priority is given to our most senior defenders of
freedom, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam veterans, and those veterans who are
terminally ill. Every one of these veterans fly absolutely free.

Do you know any WWII, Korean War, or Vietnam Veterans?

Please help Honor Flight South Florida in our mission to honor as many Veterans as possible before it is too late.
An estimated 245 WWII Veterans die every day. Vietnam Veterans are passing away at an alarming rate of 390
each day. Time is of the essence. If you have any connection to a Veteran living anywhere from Boca south to Key
West, please reach out to me.

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Spotlight Harper Kiss

• Harper is the daughter of Governor Kristen and Tom Kiss and is on her way to being the next golf
champion!

• In August 2020 Harper played in the the US Kids Golf World Championship at Pinehurst in North
Carolina and is currently ranked #12 in the world for girls 7 and under.

• In January 2021 she took 2nd place in the IMG Junior Honda Classic.
• Harper has a current career best score of 35 (at this age they play 9 holes per round during a

tournament).
• Less than 1% of golfers will ever shoot par or better and she has already done it at 8 years old!
• She plays on the US Kids Golf Tour, The PGA Jr Tour, and The Under Armour Junior Tour.
• Harper just received her invitation to U.S. Kids Golf World Championship 2021 to be held at the end of

July at Pinehurst. The best junior golfers from all over the world will be there to compete.
• Follow Harper’s golf journey on Instagram @harperkissgolf !

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MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME ABOARD NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS

Eddie & Mindy Abraham | Jeremiah & Nicole Jones | Gary & Cheryl Krpata | Penny Suzuki & Larry Litvin
Greg & Martha Silich | Scott & Dotty Sonnemaker

In Memoriam Jeffrey Gesser

Spring is on the way, and it has been a busy season in the Thanks to both families for sharing with us, as it’s such a great
membership department! Thank you to all those who have way to let the membership get to know each other a little better.
referred members to us. Our Club keeps growing, thanks to you. Speaking of getting to know each other, we have a great New
This month we are shining the spotlight on new members Wava Member Brunch Mixer that we are looking forward this month.
& Bruce Friedman and existing members Paige & Jason Dunne. Our wonderful New Member Committee has done a great job
planning events as well as reaching out to new members to help
get them connected. We are also planning a Kentucky
Derby-themed event.. so keep an eye out! Have a marvelous
March everyone!

Kim McMahon
Membership &

Communications Director

FROM THE SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICE

Keeping you Entertained… Such great events planned, and though we are living in different
times, your participation has been remarkable! SO, thank you
It’s been busy in the events department – seems like yesterday members and thank you staff for constantly finding ways to
we were ringing in the new year, and now it’s already March! bring us safely together. I especially want to give a big shout out
Don’t miss Chef Ed’s ‘Pasta Night with a Twist’ this month, as to all our Committee Members. Your dedication and support
we celebrate the Irish in all of us on the 17th. Did you miss out with these events is truly remarkable! Kids Derby Day, Supper
on last month’s wine dinner? Make reservations now for the at the Cabaret Club, Wine Dinners & Tastings, Swim
12th, cheers to Spain. End the month with our Entertainment Appreciation Dinner, Get-a-ways with the Cruise Group - all
Committee’s 2nd Annual Nantucket Bucket – a hit last year such fabulous events that could not have come to life without
with more surprises in store. you. And guess what, even more social events are being
planned as I write this – sure hope to see all your faces!
We are also looking forward to hosting a special fundraiser for a
very dear Club Member, Terry Elliott. I’m sure you all know See you around the Club!
him, along with his lovely wife, Diane, who works here at the
Club. We aim to raise enough money to present Mr. Elliott with Gina Miller
a service dog from “Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs” Director of Special Events
Stay tuned for all the details on this fabulous charity, and how
we can come together to help such a wonderful man!

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MARINA

For those of you that have not been in the marina in the last and have been removing and replacing pilings. This is a
couple of weeks, we have begun a major undertaking to tedious process, as we must move boats/many pilings just
resurface the docks. It is not as simple as removing old dock to get to the ones we want to replace and then replace
boards and replacing them. We have lots of obstacles like everything back in its place.
dock boxes, power pedestals, cleats and the pump-out
hydrants that must be removed and then reconnected as new Stay safe out there and happy boating.
boards get installed. We thought we might find some
underlayment structural issues and indeed we have. So we Zack Rice
are addressing those repairs as well. We also identified Marina &
several pilings that did not have much shelf life left. Our Facilities Director
member John Pitrowski graciously diverted his team, The
Dock Experts, along with their barge and crane to our marina

FOOD & BEVERAGE

I would like to thank our members who attended our Wine I am always excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day here at
Tasting on February 11th. Because of you we now have the club (Fun Fact: My middle name is Patrick). Come
revamped our wine list based on your recommendations and and join us for an “IRISH PASTA NIGHT” which will
will continue to do so in the future when we sponsor these club include Shepherd’s Pie, Corned Beef and Cabbage,
committee events based on your feedback. If you weren’t aware, Guinness Beef Stew, Drink specials and Much Much
we have a notated symbol next to particular bottles of high end More!!
wines on our list which means that we have only marked it up
$30 from our discounted purchase cost from our distributors. In Damian Burke
addition, we have added a Coravin section to the list that allows Food & Beverage
us to offer our members fine wines by the glass (we pour 3 per Director
bottle) this allows us to pour wine without removing the cork
and ensures freshness for future purchases up to 10 days.

Wines LIVING CORAL
Sparkling Rose
Monthof the
Living Coral Sparkling Rosé is fruity with floral notes and gives way to
ORIN SWIFT concentrated fruit flavors of ripe nectarine and peach balanced by refreshing
8 Years in the Desert acidity to create an intriguing and elegantly complex sparkling wine.

The name 8 Years in the Desert gets its name from Coral reefs are one of the world’s most fascinating, beautiful
a sentence Dave Phinney recently served in varietal and valuable ecosystems, and also one of the most threatened.
purgatory. After selling The Prisoner to Huneeus Biologically diverse, uniquely beautiful and bustling with life,
Vintners in 2008 (he later sold its parent company, coral reefs are akin to underwater rainforests and a founda-
Orin Swift Cellars, to E&J Gallo in 2016), he tion of life in our oceans. Yet in the past 40 years almost half
signed a non-compete, agreeing not to make of the world’s coral reefs have been lost, and without action all
Zinfandel for eight years. Then he was finally free to coral reefs could be dead by as soon as 2050. But hope is not
produce it for Orin Swift Cellars. Just 3,500 cases lost and people around the world are banding together to halt
of the 2016 vintage have been released to collectors, the crisis and preserve and restore our coral reefs. Taking
each bearing a different mixed-media label. All were action to support this cause is the mission of Living Coral; for every
personally designed by Phinney himself. bottle sold, the Living Coral Foundation will make a contribution to an
organization dedicated to saving our coral reefs.

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chef’s Recipe of the Month: Glaze:
Rum Cake
CORNER 8 ounces unsalted butter
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar
March...in like a lion and out like a lamb or the opposite, in like a 1 cup spiced rum
lamb and out like a lion. I've seen both. March is my favorite month 2 cups all-purpose flour
of the year. Saint Patrick's Day, Passover, and Easter are all in the 1.5 cups sugar Topping:
mix. Throw my birthday into the equation and boom! Best month 8 ounces unsalted butter
ever... 4 each eggs 2 cups powdered sugar
.5 cups milk 3 ounces pineapple juice
So, that being said, I have planned an amazing Passover and Easter .5 cups oil 3 tbsp toasted coconut
Weekend for all. Please check emails for all the amazing events we 2 tsp baking powder
are planning. Unfortunately, at this time we need to move our Pasta 1 cup spiced rum
Night into the kitchen and serve it a la carte style. You will still get
your build-your-own-pasta with all the fixings, all the salad you can Procedure:
eat plus garlic bread. • In a stand mixer place butter to cream, add sugar
on low speed.
Your servers will have a build your own pasta card. Simply fill it out • Slowly add flour, the mix will look sandy.
and pasta is on the way. We will offer other Italian offerings that you • Add eggs one at a time, add baking powder.
can order as entrees, again with all the salad and garlic bread you • Slowly add milk, oil and rum.
can eat plus as many ice cream sundaes you can consume. • Spray a bunt pan with nonstick spary.
Still dealing with COVID-19 issues and other events that are • Add batter. Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes. cake
scheduled on Pasta Nights, we felt it's better to bring our core staff is done when inserted pick comes out clean.
back into the kitchen so that we can attack all facets of our operation • Let cool at room temperature .
from a central location. We will be doing dueling menus for Saint • While cake is cooling, make glaze.
Patrick's Day and Pasta Night- that will be fun. Lots of fun stuff • In a sauté pan, melt butter, add sugar, simmer
planned. Please come enjoy your club. until liquid bubbles, add rum
• Careful! Rum will ignite! Cook until rum has
I'm still waiting for anyone to come and plan a great cocktail party or burned off. Poke lots of holes in cake. Pour glaze
small intimate dinner party with your select friends. I don't know if over cake and let absorb.
you have noticed, but we can cook pretty good. • Cover with cake plate and flip.
• Top with sugar and pineapple frosting
Ed McCabe • Sprinkle with coconut.
Executive Chef

FROM THE LOUNGE

Good day to all! Hope we find ourselves in good spirits one of our specialty drinks is the Pisco Sour, which is amazing. You
and still full of love as we go into the third month of the can also find another great after dinner drink called the Peanut Butter
year and celebrate the beginning of spring. This month Milkshake, which complements any one of our desserts.
we celebrate St Patrick's Day, that is the day of Irish
culture. We've created a new special menu
of Old Fashions, for our members
I prepared two delicious drinks that are organic. I can who are passionate about these
assure you that all of our drinks are freshly made. The type of drinks. You will also have
first one we introduce to you is the Sour Apple a choice to have your drink
Margarita which includes a variety of different flavors. smoked.
The other drink is the St. Patrick's Martini, which will
only be available on St. Patrick's Day. My Team and I are available from
Wednesday to Sunday. Don't
We also have great news for you! We have modified forget our Happy Hour
our drink menu and added an Italian drink called Wednesday through Friday from
"Negroni" that would be great for Pasta Night. Another 4-6pm, Ladies Night on Saturdays
from 4pm-close as well as Sunday
Geidys Agudelo Happy Hour 4pm- close. We
Bar Manager welcome you all to enjoy our
awesome drinks. Thank you all for
your support and stay safe.

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FITNESS & YOUTH

Youth I wanted to thank our childcare staff that has been so amazing
to work with through all of the ups and downs over the last
Please parents save the date for our monthly Kids Day at the year. If anyone has any questions or suggestions for youth
Club. Saturday March 20th at 10am for a fun filled day of events, I encourage you to email me so we can talk.
fishing on the docks, followed by an outdoor BBQ and swim
party at the pool. Please see the ad on page 9 for full details. ask that they get to know you and your needs as members! I
I am very excited to get back to our normal monthly kids think this creates some great synergy between us all and helps us
programming. I hope that you support the program and bring to all see the results we desire. I am especially proud of how
your kids out as fishing is one of the most fun things we can do dedicated each instructor is with enforcing our guidelines in
at the Club. class. Our goal is to stay safe, healthy and OPEN! Members that
have been curious about our fitness classes or have any
Fitness questions in general please do not hesitate to give me a call or
email.
In this month’s article I would like to focus on my appreciation
for my incredible teaching staff. Most of you that come to our
fitness classes know that we have kept the same teachers for
years now. That is a testament to how much they like coming to
work with our LHPYC members. Generally, the fitness industry
has a lot of transition from gym to gym as trainers and coaches
are always looking for the “next big thing”. Here at LHPYC I
have focused on building a family of coaches that you can get to
know and relate too. I have stressed the same to the coaches. I

Jeremy Martens
Fitness & Youth Director

FROM THE POOL

News from the Pool

The swim team is working hard to reach our 2021 time goals! It has been challenging with so many meets having
attendance caps or cancellations, but the kids are ready to show off their skills.

Attention new members - We‛d love to have you and your children out in the pool with us! Come take
advantage of a FREE MONTH of Masters Swimming and Swim Team Practice! Email for more information

See you at the pool!

Coach Dana
[email protected]

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TENNIS

Hello March, On February 27th, we began the Tennis Mingles games, with
the goal to have all members, both new and existing members,
As we are leaving February behind, the temperatures are (not just tennis players) to get to know each other, have fun
going up! Make sure you drink enough water, bring your playing tennis and socialize. Let us keep growing!
towel, water bottle and sun block to protect yourselves from Remember, we have a Bocce court waiting for you behind
the heat. Courts 9 and 10. Please let us know when you’d like to play or
simply book it online through our tennis website.
The team winner for our Valentine’s Mixed Doubles were
Mrs. Cindy Giaquinto and Mr. Charles Rohr, for the second Unfortunately, Coach Nastya needs to go back to Russia for
consecutive year winning this event, well done team! family matters and won’t be able to work with us any longer.
The runner up team was Mrs. Kelly Donoghue (Tennis But she always will be remembered for helping our tennis
Committee Chair) and Mr. Brett Rowley. Great performances program to grow and taking care of our members. Thank you
by all the participants. so much Nastya for all that you have done for us and good
luck in your next chapter.
Our next tennis event will be The Belle Époque Doubles
Tournament ( French pronunciation from prosperous time, Please, remember to book your courts online, through our
years 1852-1870) in which men, women and mixed partnered tennis website. Please book your lessons 48 hours in advance.
are allowed. It will be March 13th starting at 9:30am. Dress For the clinics, please sign up on the previous clinic. If you
Code: Wear White! For more information, please contact me. have any questions, please contact me to 786-781-9691.
It will be fun!
Let’s keep playing tennis LHPYC

Jhonson Garcia,
Tennis Director

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COMMODORE’S CORNER

LHPYC would like to introduce Billy and Linda Koorse, proud owners of their new Horizon with
big Caterpillars to move them along. After visiting the Northeast this year, they will return back
here and plan to join Cruise Group for our adventures.
Commodore, Peter Hanssen

YACHT
of the

Featured Boat: ON KOORSE
Owned by: Linda & Billy Koorse

We’ve been boating for 25 years. We started out with a 37’ Sea
Ray, moved up and built a 54’ Navigator. With our desire to
spend months on board we decided to buy a bigger, heavier,
stabilized boat. After a long search, found our 82’ Horizon that
we’re extremely happy with!

The boat truly has everything we need to call it our second home.
It literally checks all the boxes and it looks and feels like a new
boat every time we board. The interior Salon is spacious with a
large Country Kitchen, full beam master with his and her
bathrooms! The enclosed fly-bridge is an added convenience
with air conditioning and amazing views! The exterior decks add
additional seating for dining or relaxing whether we are cruising
or in port.

This summer we have plans to be in the Northeast from June
thru September. Our Home Port will be Newport, Rhode Island.
Our cruising schedule will include Sag Harbor, Block Island,
Montauk, Martha Vineyard, Nantucket, and half dozen ports in
Maine before heading home. We’ve never cruised from the
Northeast to Florida and plan to take a month to do so with
many stops along the way.

We truly love planning our trips and the adventure that comes
with navigating and visiting ports both familiar and unfamiliar.
We’re mostly spontaneous once we get to our destination and
usually like explore the sights, the quaint towns and all of
shopping and dining they have to offer! So with the help of our
Captain Ben, we will make some great new memories this
summer!

Next summer we hope to join the LHPYC Cruising Group and
welcome you on our boat and join you on the Bahamas trip!!!

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The Art Gallery Of Light House Point Yacht Club is pleased to

showcase the young Armenian artist Antraniq Gharibian for the

The Point’s 2021 March issue. I first met Antraniq, known to his

friends and artists as Anto, when he was the Bellport Gallery 125

art photographer. During the winter of 2011, I was a winter

resident artist along with fellow artists David Adams and the

late John Perreault. Adams and Perreault’s works have been

featured here at the LHPYC Art Gallery over the past few years.

Anto was just seventeen and finishing high school when I met

him. I soon recognized Anto as having an innate talent of

capturing art through the artist lens. Anto photographed the

of LHPYC artist working during the different stages of their art making
processes. He would photograph our finished works both for
cataloging and the installation at many of the New York art

Daniel J. O’Keefe • Fine Art shows. I studied Anto’s personal portfolio and realized his
516-383-4000 • danieljokeefe.com personal art touched on a deep and profound psychological

response to the his subject matter that left me emotionally
moved. Anto’s portfolio was full of images from Brooklyn,

Harlem and his country of Armenia. The images he captured told stories over time, caught in a moment. At his young age he was able to

capture history that eluded many older artists.

During the next five years I watched Anto grow in the art world. I asked Anto if he could hold a photo shoot of a clothing company I was
getting off the ground? He chose a Brooklyn warehouse and along with young male and female models, he produced a professional
assortment of images that satisfied my needs. Anto was not only versed in photography and cinema, but in technology. He began to build
websites and finely moved up the line to the Hampton galleries and then to the New York galleries. Antraniq developed his own online
gallery where he bridges his artist’s works with other brick-and-mortar galleries. This concept affords the clients a wider assortment of
good art to choose from. Anto began branding artist’ and their art while always producing great photography himself.

Today, branding is not only limited to products or companies. It has become an integral need for professionals as well. Whether you’re an
entrepreneur or artist, you need to incorporate branding strategies to make a name in the industry. With huge competition in the art
industry, even artworks have entered the realm of branding exponentially. Today both art and artists are competing hard to grab the
attention of perspective art buyers. This has lead marketers to build a trustworthy brand strategy for artists. After many years as an artist
experimenting with various media, Anto draws from extensive experience in creative direction and branding to help identify the crucial
elements of a brand that can be translated into art. The way art can elevate a brand’s aspirations and express its emotional qualities creates a
powerful marketing tool that is defining today’s evolution of brand activation, and Anto’s expertise provides the high-level strategy
necessary to ensure a concise, authentic result.

Robert Mapplethorpe stated, “If it makes a better picture by cropping, I crop. I don’t see any point in saying I never do this-if I see
something later that I didn’t see, and it’s a better picture, I go for it.

Antraniq Gharibian continues to excel and remain on the cutting edge of the art world and just think he is only in his twenties. I can’t wait to
see where he goes next.

The Art Gallery at Light House Point is currently featuring a number of Gallery artists. All the art is for sale.
For information about the art please contact Daniel J. O’Keefe at 516-383-4000 or Diane at the front desk.

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Pasta Night will now be...

SERVED AT
YOUR TABLE!!!

We are now offering
All You Can Eat- Build Your Own Pasta
Pick your pasta • Pick your sauce & toppings
Unlimited Salad & Garlic Bread
+ Chef's weekly featured entrees
Build Your Own Sundae
Adults $29++ Children $19++
Ages 12 & Under $12++ (5 & under free)