LHPYC APRIL 2021 The Point

April 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
4:00 PM-9:00 PM 12:00 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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April 2021 been vaccinated or have antibodies from prior
infection. So, we will begin lifting restrictions
Events to take note of this month: step by step effective immediately.
(Please make your reservations early)
4/1 - Passover Specials However, if any member feels uncomfortable
4/2 - Good Friday Seafood Buffet (This is one of with our new relaxed environment, we urge you
to please continue to wear a quality N95 or
our most popular buffets of the year) KN95 mask while on property. Protect
4/3 - Brunch with Easter Bunny & Kids Egg Hunt yourselves please.

+ Shopping Eggstravaganza We will start immediately with the following
4/4 - Easter Celebration (A Family favorite) rules and monitor carefully to hopefully move
4/15 - Spanish Wine Dinner (Limited space so to even less restrictive measures very soon.

book early! Every Wine Dinner has been New rules on property:
sold out in the past, so don’t delay!) Please note this is not CDC, State, County, or City of
4/16 - A Night in Concert with Tom Sartori (This is LHP recommendations. This is purely LHPYC new
a special performance. We are taking recommendations based on the trust we have in our
advantage of big performers not being able members to be as safe as possible until this pandemic
to perform in concert halls and cruise ships. is fully resolved. USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT
So, we get them to keep their talents sharp at on your club property.
LHPYC. This is a must-see event!)
4/23 - Blood Drive at LHPYC (Bus will be in our - All LHPYC Staff will continue to wear masks
parking lot 1-6pm. It’s for a good cause so indoors.
please donate) - All LHPYC staff who have direct contact with
4/28 - Trivia Night (My team is already booked members will continue wearing N95 or KN95
and ready to redeem ourselves since we mask as not to get potential contamination or
were robbed of victory by the spread any contamination.
Alfieri/McNanny team last time!) - Members and guests not required to wear
5/1 - Kentucky Derby (Day at the Races). Pay masks in outdoor spaces on property.
attention to this day in the advertising - Dock workers and subcontractors will still be
further in this issue. We have 3 events required to wear masks anywhere on property.
starting at 11am till the evening. It will be a - Members in the gym and tennis will not be
fun packed day for all ages! More required to wear masks. If YOU feel
details coming soon! uncomfortable, we urge you to continue
wearing your quality mask while working out.
New Guidelines for Covid on LHPYC Property: - Inside the Clubhouse, masks are still required
Covid is finally nearing its end. LHPYC was until you are seated at your table or at the bar. If
amongst the first to re-act to the threat in February you get up to move around, please wear your
2019 to protect our members. Now we are in the mask.
forefront of loosening restrictions on members on
our property.

After talking to many of our most vulnerable
members, we feel that most, if not all, have either

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A MESSAGE FROM THE OWNER

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- We will no longer limit the amount of people On our development, we have finally
seated at one table. re-submitted our Development Review
Committee plan comments and revisions. We
- At private functions booked in function areas, have also finally finished all the interior designs
we will follow guidelines discussed and agreed for the Townhouses and Clubhouse. Soon all the
with by the host. However, once leaving the renderings will get done for you all to see.
function room, clubhouse rules apply. We will soon have the interior renderings for the new
Townhouses and for the new club house. Our interior
These new rules are expected to get even less designers are doing a spectacular job, Coastal
restrictive soon. Contemporary. They have really brought out the new
style “yachting and ocean feel” that a Yacht Club
Again, use your own judgment. We all have one should exude.
year of experience now, so we expect YOU to Thank you all for making LHPYC an amazing place
protect yourself if you feel uncomfortable. to visit, live and work. The club is your club, your
Let's get back to "Livin’ Life” with property, your family. Our staff, Board and
self-responsibility! Committees know to make you feel this way. I feel
they do a great job doing this. Thank you to all.
I want to give a big thanks to Judy Austin and
Rick Fisher for donating the pool table in the Terry Paterson
Card Room. This generous gift for all your Owner & Interim General Manager
enjoyment is much appreciated.

Please all read our Member Spotlight page and
Yacht of the Month page. We are really trying to
get our members to know each other on a
personal basis. That is what a club is about: its
people and staff.

Move over Kovid Killer… welcome the Jazzy
Monkey (white + dark rum, banana liquor,
Chambord, OJ, lime juice and grenadine). This is
our new Friday 5-5:30pm
FREE-as-much-as-you-can-drink cocktail.

Please see our Wine Liquidation Specials menu -
heavily discounted bottles of wine available
now as we make way for our new wine list; a
wine list chosen by our Wine and Social
Committees along with selections from our
wine tasting event. Thank you to all involved.

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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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APRIL 2021

EVENT CALENDAR

Key 4 Sunday 9 Friday 14 Wednesday

TENNIS Tiki Bar closed Sunrise Sessions Sunrise Sessions
MUSIC Easter Sunday 5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
SPECIAL EVENTS Celebration 11am-5pm Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
FITNESS Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Ladies Clinic 9-10:30am
KIDS 5 Monday Tiki Bar Open 4pm-9pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Live Music: Chenzo 6-9pm Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
HHOAUPPRY 4-6PM Sunrise Sessions SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb)
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 10 Saturday Live Music: Will Bridges 6-9pm
1 Thursday Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Saturday Sweat! 15 Thursday
Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren) Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Tiki Bar Open 12pm-9pm Group Fitness 9-10am (Glenna)
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm 6 Tuesday Live Music: Dave Roppolo 6-9pm Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Passover Dinner Specials Snack Bar closed this evening Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Live Music: Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Live Music:
Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm 11 Sunday Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm
Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Spanish Wine Dinner 6pm
SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm

2 Friday 12 Monday

Sunrise Sessions Sunrise Sessions
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren)
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Tiki Bar Open 4pm-9pm Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
Good Friday Seafood Buffet 6-8pm
13 Tuesday
3 Saturday 7 Wednesday
Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn)
Saturday Sweat! Sunrise Sessions Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Brunch with the Yoga 9-10am (Jeremy) SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb)
Easter Bunny 10am-2pm Ladies Clinic 9-10:30am
Tiki Bar Open 12pm-9pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Live Music: Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
Kool Kasual Steel Drum 6-9pm SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb)
Live Music: Rick Krive 6-9pm

8 Thursday

Group Fitness 9-10am (Glenna)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Live Music:
Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm
Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm

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APRIL 2021

EVENT CALENDAR

16 Friday 27 Tuesday

Sunrise Sessions Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn)
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb)
Tiki Bar Open 4pm-9pm
A Night in Concert with 20 Tuesday 24 Saturday 28 Wednesday
Tom Sartori 6:30pm
Group Fitness 9-10am (Jenn) Saturday Sweat! Sunrise Sessions
17 Saturday Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna) 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm Tiki Bar Open 12pm-9pm Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
Saturday Sweat! SpinCore 6-7pm (Deb) Live Music: Will Bridges 6-9pm Ladies Clinic 9-10:30am
Group Fitness 10-11am (Glenna) Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Tiki Bar Open 12pm-9pm 21 Wednesday 25 Sunday Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
Live Music: SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb)
Juan Carlos + Aida 6-9pm Sunrise Sessions Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm Live Music:
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Guerra Grooves 6-9pm
18 Sunday Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L) Trivia Night 7pm
Ladies Clinic 9-10:30am
Tiki Bar Open 11am-8pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm 26 Monday 29 Thursday
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
19 Monday SPOGA 6-7pm (Deb) Sunrise Sessions Group Fitness 9-10am (Glenna)
Live Music: LaSoulful Rock 6-9pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Sunrise Sessions Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm
5:30-6:30am (Glenna) Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren) Live Music:
Group Fitness 9-10am (Lauren) Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm 22 Thursday Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm
Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm Kids Tennis 5:30-6:30pm
30 Friday
Group Fitness 9-10am (Glenna)
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm Sunrise Sessions
Kids Tennis 4-5:30pm 5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Live Music: Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
Alexandra Lewis 6-9pm Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Men’s Drill & Play 6:30-8pm Tiki Bar Open 4pm-9pm
Live Music: Eric Hansen 6-9pm

23 Friday

Sunrise Sessions
5:30-6:30am (Glenna)
Yoga 9-10am (Jenn L)
Blood Drive 1-6pm
Afterschool Tennis 4-6pm
Tiki Bar Open 4pm-9pm
Live Music: David Morin 6-9pm

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

*All events are subject to change. We will keep you updated via email blast and social media* 7

APRIL EVENTS

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APRIL EVENTS

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10 CHENZO ALEXANDRA LEWIS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

LASOULFUL ROCK April 2021

April 21 April 9 April 1 April 22
April 8 April 29
April 15

DAVID MORIN as Elvis ED HOROWITZ

April 23 DAVE ROPPOLO April 2

April 10

April 28 GUERRA GROOVES KOOL KASUAL
ERIC HANSEN STEEL DRUM BAND

WILL BRIDGES Apri l 3

April 14
April 24

April 30 RICK KRIVE

April 7

Gina Miller - Director of Special Events

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MARCH HAPPENINGSKids Fishing Derby

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MARCH HAPPENINGS

PIG ROAST

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COMMODORE’S CORNER

Commodore is delighted to introduce a fun loving couple with a long history to LHPYC.
Paul and Sharon Alfieri

YACHT
of the

Featured Boat: HAPPY OURS
Owned by: Sharon & Paul Alfieri

In December 2020 we sold our Back Cove 34, (the baby
brother to Sabre Yachts) a boat that I loved. Maine built
quality, workmanship down east styling that I grew up
with living in Boston. Although small she took us where
we wanted to go. It was time for a change.

That same December 2020 we purchased our fourth
“Happy Ours” …a Cruisers Cantius 48. A yacht that gives
us more room and amenities. The extra head, shower, full
size frig, four air conditioners, electric grill, ice maker,
cockpit frig, sliding moon roof will make the trips we are
planning with the Cruising Group like never leaving the
house.

Presently we are commissioning the yacht with new
Garmin electronics, upgrading batteries, chargers, satellite
TV, and a new Highfield inflatable dingy is on the way.
With four TV’s watching the Patriots, Dolphins, Miami
Hurricanes and Sharon’s favorite re-runs while Sunday
anchoring at Lake Boca or overnights at Lake Sylvia more
enjoyable.

All the previous “Happy Ours” have taken us on many
trips to the Bahamas, Florida Keys, Florida west and east
coast trips and looking forward to doing more….it does
not get old!

Living in Lighthouse Point for 32 years and being
surrounded by people with like interests such as boating,
being able to share ideas, stories, problem solving has
made our boating experience a joy.

We’ll see you on the water!

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The Art Gallery Of Lighthouse Point Yacht Club is

pleased to showcase the art of Charles Fazzino’s,

“Stepping Out On Broadway” for The Point’s 2021 April

issue.

As the creator of limited edition fine art silkscreen

serigraphs, Charles Fazzino is best known for his

obsession with bright colors and wonderful detail, a

frenetic energy that infuses his work, and the unique

hand-assembled, 3-D layering technique that brings his

of LHPYC images to life.
Charles Fazzino, a graduated of the School of Visual Arts

Daniel J. O’Keefe • Fine Art in New York City, is one of the most popular and highly
collected pop artists of all time. During his

516-383-4000 • danieljokeefe.com more-than-thirty years as a pop artist, he has inserted his
unique, detailed, vibrant, and three-dimensional style of

artwork into the very fabric of popular culture. Fazzino’s artworks are exhibited in hundreds of museums and galleries in

more than twenty different countries. He has received many private and important commissions and has been selected as the

official artist for festivals and events all over the world. Charles is often referred to as a pop culture historian because of the

breadth of his work and the way it touches his collectors and captures the best parts of their contemporary lives. His legacy

will mark him as part of the next generation of famous pop artists as he follows the paths originally forged by pop art pioneers

such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Red Grooms, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein.

What does it mean when we say that Charles Fazzino’s pop art is three-dimensional? Everyday, Fazzino faces the challenge of
trying to show people and explain what 3D means. His imagery is rich, colorful, and detailed but until you see it in person,
you don’t necessarily experience the “WOW” factor produced by his hand-cut, assembled, and embellished 3D technique.
Fazzino’s limited edition artworks are silkscreen printed multiple times on two different weights of 100% rag museum board.
The bottom layer is printed on a 2- or 4- ply board, giving it the stability it needs to support the layers. The top layers are
printed on 100% rag museum paper, thin enough to cut but sturdy enough to sit on top of the glue used to layer the artwork
without bending. All of the individual pieces that make up the 3D layers of artwork are cut out by hand using an exacto knife.
Because of the incredible level of detail captured in the cutting process, people often erroneously assume the prints are either
die-cut or machine-cut. The cutting process is carefully planned out and highly artistic, achievable only by the most skilled
artisans trained for weeks in Fazzino’s methods and techniques. The artistry in each Fazzino work is created as much by the
3D process as by the composition itself.

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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FITNESS & YOUTH

Fitness repairing frayed cables so that our members can have the best
experience possible. If anyone sees anything that needs my
Welcome to April everyone! Whether you are an avid gym goer attention or seems out of place, I encourage you to please
or class taker we have everything you need at LHPYC. I am contact me so I can address it. Our fitness classes are building
very pleased with how well our members care for our facilities. up steam again and I am encouraged that so many people are
It has been almost 3 ½ since we redid our fitness facility and it showing up again! If you would like to get involved please
still looks brand new to many people. I am so thankful for all drop me a line and I’ll give you all the details.
the great comments you all have shared with me. I really try to
do my best to keep the place clean and up to date. We have off kids 15 mins prior to show time and pick them up 15 mins
constantly been repainting the walls, reupholstering benches, after movie ends. Details to follow in weekly email blast with
updates. Question on this event please contact me personally
Youth [email protected]

Thank you to all the parents that brought their children to our
Kids Day in March. We had a blast fishing off the docks as
usual. I cooked up a feast of burgers and hot dogs for the kids
while we enjoyed the great weather outside.

I hope everyone can save the date of April 17th. We are going to
the movies! I am excited to announce that I have booked a
private movie theater for 30 guests. We will be going to AMC
Pompano for a special showing. Parents will be required to drop

Jeremy Martens
Fitness & Youth Director

FROM THE POOL

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TENNIS

Our Belle Epoque March event was postponed until Please note our weekly tennis programs:
April 10th. I’m hoping to have all our tennis members
participating in this beautiful event with wood tennis -Wednesday and Friday Ladies Clinics at 9am
racquets and white clothes like the old times! -Thursday Men’s Drill and Play at 6:30 pm
I’d like to give a shoutout to all the new members that -Saturday Tennis Mingles at 9am
are playing tennis every week: Mrs. Sandy Fischel
and Mr. Sheldon Lubin, Mrs. Giovanna Rud and her -Monday through Friday Kids + Junior Program
husband Dr. Jeffrey Rud, Mrs. Kary Benedetto and
her husband Mr. Paul Benedetto, Mrs. Ibeth Arias, Next month on May 10th, our new event will be the
along with her daughter Kayla, and Mr. Adam Parent and Child Match Play! Come join us with your
Isaacson and many more members. kids and let’s have a family and friends Fun-Day!

I’ll see you all on the tennis courts!

Jhonson Garcia,
Tennis Director

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MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME ABOARD NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS

Chris & Ashley Bayer | Randall & Sarah Cail | Todd & Debbie Grande | Jeremiah & Nicole Jones
Trey & Elyse Miller | Frances & Michael Pockhai |Scott & Monica Tearman | Nicole Zapetis & Trae West

In Memoriam Betty Brown

April showers bring more than just May flowers… they bring referral program in place. For
LOTS of new members!! I know I may sound like a broken each Flagship member that you
record over here, but it has not slowed down even one ounce!! refer, you receive a $500 food &
The word is definitely out that LHPYC is THE place to be… and beverage credit. We up that to
we have YOU to thank for it. I want to give a big shout out to all $1000 for any additional
our members that refer others to us. It is because of you that we Flagship referrals within a 6
are bringing in fabulous new members each week that see the month period. So it LITERAL-
LY pays to spread the word.
value in a private club and Please check out pages 20-21 in
share a love of this unique which we shine the Member
community. Special shout Spotlight on both the Bergers
outs to Vice Commodore and the Benedettos! Thanks to
Troy Ganter (pictured on both families for sharing with
left with new members Trey us. If you’d like to be featured
& Elyse Miller) and Gover- in a future issue, please don’t
nor Kristen Kiss (pictured hesitate to reach out to me. It’s
on right with new members one more great way to get to
Gary & Cheryl Krpata) who know the rest of your LHPYC
have both brought in some Family.
of our newest members and
always do an amazing job Kim McMahon
representing the club in our Membership &
community.
Communications Director
For those that may not
know, we have a great

MARINA

I usually write an article every year about maintenance and it Engine’s cooling systems are much the same theory but with a
seems more important now than ever before. The pandemic few catches. Firstly, is the water pump with a rubber impeller
really scared people away from their boats and without regular that forces cool seawater into the heat exchanger. This device
use, so many of them are acting up and straining the uses cool seawater to pass through small diameter passages that
maintenance work force. The number one issue I see every day reduce the heat in the engine coolant. If you have hard marine
is air conditioning failures and engines overheating. You may growth and pieces find their way into the water pump, they will
have been paying your bottom cleaners to keep barnacles from destroy the rubber impeller. Those pieces in turn find their way
overgrowing on the outside, but what about all your cooling into the heat exchanger and SHAZAM- overheated engine.
lines inside (both A/C and engine)? In both instances the effects of heavy marine growth happen
Firstly, the A/C. Barnacle growth can get seriously out of hand within minutes and that trip with all your friends and family on
starting at the seacock, into the strainer and all the way inside of board is officially over. Don’t be that person. Ask for help and
your chiller unit. Failure to keep it clean is very time consuming, ask questions if you’re unsure. Your marina has a fantastic team
not to mention the downtime to you and cost to repair. If you’re of vendors ready to help. Stay safe and happy boating.
visiting your boat for the first time in a few months, check the
overflow water discharge for your A/C. A good flow is a great Zack Rice
sign but you still need to do a visual check on your sea strainer. Marina &
If you see a weak flow, turn your system off. You will need to Facilities Director
do chemical flush. This requires a technician that has the proper
equipment and knowledge, or just call me and I will help you
with several trustworthy techs.

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FROM THE LOUNGE

Hello everyone! As spring is getting closer, we find
ourselves feeling good bright energy as we enter Easter.
April Fool's is known as a day filled with tricks and
humored fun.

April and spring go hand in hand. Spring is the season for
renewal and new beginnings. April is also known best for
the religious holidays, Easter and Passover which are also
known to build unity. As we come together in this season,
the kids play an important role. They have adventurous fun
and they unite as they search for easter eggs together.

I've been working hard so that all of our members can enjoy
our specialty drinks for each season. For this month, the star
of my drinks is the Carrot. One of my new drinks is called

the “Bad Bunny Margarita.” In this drink you will find
interesting flavors which include smoked jalapeño, a hint of
ginger and carrot juice along with other interesting flavors.
It will be available the entire month of April and it will be
included in our Happy Hour.

My team and I would like to thank you all for making our
Old Fashioned Menu a hit. All our members are enjoying it
and finding it very interesting. I invite you all to come stop
by the club so you can savor all of our great drinks.
Remember that Happy Hour is available Wednesday
through Friday from 4-6pm and Saturday for our Ladies
Night 4pm-close. Every Sunday is also Happy Hour from
4-6pm. Looking forward to seeing you around!

Geidys Agudelo
Bar Manager

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New Member

Spotlight

Kary & Paul Benedetto

• We moved to Florida a year ago from the suburbs of
Philadelphia where we grew up and had been living
for the last 6 years.

• We had not spent much time in Florida prior to our
move and did not know what to expect when Paul’s
work brought us here. We have been beyond happy
with the move and have been busy having fun in the
sun in winter and trying to make up for 40 years of
being land-locked.

• We met and began dating at Bucknell University in
2001 and, as they say, the rest in history.

• Over the last 20 years we have lived in many places –
Philadelphia, New York, Rome, Cleveland, Wayne (PA)
and now Pompano Beach.

• Our three Children Karina (9), Xavier (6), and August
(4) filled and blessed our home along the way.
We have found a love for the National Parks and the
Canadian Rockies.

• We have enjoyed camping and hiking the mountains in
Yosemite, Rocky Mountain National Park, Kern River
and Banff. We also enjoy skiing the mountains of VT,
NH and ME.

• All five of us have really enjoyed playing tennis at the
yacht club. The children have been learning to play and
we have been brushing off the rust from years of not
playing.

• The children are on the LHPYC swim team and are
becoming strong swimmers, which we are happy about
since we spend so much time in the water.

• We have also dived head first into the boating world.
When we moved last year,
we trailered down our small
run- about and have used it
to cruise the ICW. Since
then Paul has been on a mad
search for a more
seafaring vessel so we can
join along on Cruise Group
adventures.

• We have met many great
LHPYC members, and hope
to meet many more on and
off the water.

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Member • Renato and I moved to Florida in 1994, with a 3 month
old baby and a 2.5 years old toddler, to join Renato's
Spotlight family who already lived here since 1988.

Soraia & Renato Berger • We fell in love with South Florida, the weather, the
ocean, the friends we made, and after 7 years, going
through the official legal process to become US
citizens, we felt honored to call the US our home.

• But how did we meet? Well, It was on a hot Saturday
night, in February 1987, at 4:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, that Reanto & I met in front of "Pizzaria
Guanabara" where the crowd used to get a slice of
pizza after a long night dancing and partying in Rio De
Janeiro.

• We got married in July 1990. But don't worry my dear
friends, we didn't recommend our girls to meet anyone
like that. :)

• Our two daughters, Tatiana (28) and Carolina (26) live
in Baltimore, MD and Chicago, IL respectively, and we
have so much fun visiting them, which we do very
often.

• We recently became grandparents and we can't
explain the love we feel for little Daniella Berger
Policapo. She is now 7 months old, crawling all over
the place, and she is just a lovely baby.

• Renato and I love to socialize with our closest friends,
go out to dinner, travel, and have a good time and
good wines!

• We really enjoy boating with our friends from the
LHPYC Cruise Group and attending the events
sponsored by the entertainment committee (EC) and
the wine club committee.

• You will also see us taking tennis lessons (we are
trying to have the courage to join the tennis
tournaments LOL ) and just walking around the club
and stopping to chat with everyone, as we live in
walking distance from the club.

• LHPYC is a very important part of our social life, and
we have met people who we know will be in our lives
for the long run. We really love our club!

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

“April showers brings May flowers” I used to hear that a lot Our new wine list has finally been updated and I hope you are
back home in Rhode Island but here in Florida there are flowers excited and love the new additions. Any bottle with an *
all year long. This also lets us hold our annual Brunch with the (asterisk) means it’s a high end bottle that we only marked up
Easter Bunny and children EGG HUNT with perfect weather. $30 so offer our valued members a great savings compared to
Come join us on April 3rd with the family for our Egg Hunt. any other restaurant or club. Our April Spanish themed wine
Children 0-3 start at 10:30am / 4-7 start at 10:45am / 8+ start at event will be held on the 15th and we will only reserve 30 seats
11am. Our Petting Zoo will be out front from. We will also have max for this event for $135 inclusive per person. We will present
several members setting up tables in the club to display and sell 6 Spanish wines paired with 6 tapas themed dishes plus a
their crafts so bring some cash for unique items and support churro for dessert. España. A land filled with rich history,
our club members. Don’t forget the day before we have our culture, culinary delicacies, and a long viticultural history. It is
Good Friday Seafood Buffet with rum buttered Shrimp, no surprise that the Romans chose to grow a majority of their
Alaskan King Crab Legs, Mahi and much more. Our Chef wine in the Iberian Peninsula. Regions such as Galicia, Castilla y
always has Vegan options and something for the meat lovers León, Aragon and Rioja are among the top wine growing
too. Last but never least is our Easter Sunday Brunch Buffet regions in the world. They are known for the volume in
from 11-5 pm with music by our Pianist Juan Carlos and his production and quality. French wine makers from Bordeaux
lovely and talented singer Aida. Tiki bar will be closed this day, chose to make wine in the Rioja region during the phylloxera
ala carte dining will be unavailable and proper attire is outbreak. Come and spend an evening with us and learning
required. about Iberian wine and enjoy some tapas crafted by our Chef.

I am excited to attend our Social Committee “A Night in Damian Burke
Concert” event on April 16th with a solo one-man band Tom Food & Beverage
Sartori from 7-10pm and dinner will be 7-8pm. For $65++ per Director
person you will enjoy a 4 course meal and a well know
entertainer who will knock your socks off. Please select your
meal choice when making reservations.

Wines Belle Glos Dairyman | Pinot Noir
$21
Monthof the
Belle Glos Dairyman Pinot Noir is from Russian River Valley in
IT’S Sonoma County. Very suave and rich-tasting, with concentrated dark
CORAVIN cherry and plum tart flavors. The creamy finish is filled with chocolaty
TIME! richness. Toasted oak and cherry cola make for a jammy experience on
the palate.
What is a Coravin?
The Prisoner | Napa Valley, Red
A Coravin has a small, hollow needle $25
that pierces through the cork. From
there, you tilt the bottle to a 45° angle The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Blend is luscious, smooth, and balanced.
over a glass and quickly press and This red California wine is inspired by the blended wines that were
release the trigger to pour. Pure argon made by Italian immigrants who originally settled in Napa Valley.
gas is injected into the bottle to replace Crafted with a mix of zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, petite sirah, syrah,
the lost wine and preserve what's left. and charbono, this dark red wine blend has aromas of Bing cherry, dark
When you pour wine without removing chocolate, clove, and roasted fig. These scents give way to persistent
the cork, your wine will last 4x longer tastes of raspberry, boysenberry, and pomegranate with a lingering
than if you removed the cork. vanilla flavor.

Plumpjack | Chardonnay

$26

Plumpjack Chardonnay is sourced from two vineyards in the Napa
Valley – one in Los Carneros and the other in St. Helena. The cooler
Carneros site imparts this wine with lemon zest, green apple, and Bosc
pear on the nose, while the warmer St. Helena site lends apricot, melon,
and tropical notes.

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IN OUR COMMUNITY

Military Makeover

Local Marine Corps Veteran Michael Daniels and his family who live in
Deerfield Beach (neighbors of our own Diane & Terry Elliott!) are getting a
well-deserved home makeover.

“Military Makeover with Montel” offers hope and a helping hand here on the
home front to members of our military and their loved ones. Talk show legend
and military advocate Montel Williams, a veteran of both the Marine Corps
and the Navy, leads the Makeover team’s mission. This special series enlists
conscientious designers, contractors, landscapers, and other home
improvement professionals to transform the homes and lives of military families across the country.

As always, Diane wanted to help. Lighthouse Point Yacht Club decided to show up and provide a hearty meal for the men and
women working day and night to make this home makeover happen.

Thank you to Diane, JP, and Chef Ed for spending your time helping others & a HUGE Congratulations to the Daniels Family!
We look forward to seeing the big reveal in April!

DO GOOD FEEL GOOD. Erika Axani

D o n ate Director of Luxury
BLOOD Condominiums and
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Reservations now being
accepted for the proposed
modern townhomes at
Lighthouse Point Yacht
Club. Contact Erika Axani
for more information.

chef’s Recipe of the Month:
Bourbon Glaze
CORNER
Ingredients:
April.
HONEY 1 CUP
A fresh start. To open. Rebirth. Baseball Season. BOURBON 1 CUP
BROWN SUGAR 2 CUP
April is also a popular name given to people. It is SOY SAUCE ½ CUP
the 423rd most common name in the United States. MINCED GARLIC 2oz
Saint Patrick’s Day was fun event with our Irish & MINCED SHALLOTS 2oz
Italian special men. Passover and Easter weekend RED PEPPER FLAKES 1 TBL
were fantastic events at the club. FRESH LIME JUICE 2 oz
MINCED SPANISH ONIONS 1 POUND
The Spanish Wine Tasting will soon be upon us. A CRAISIANS 2 CUP
selection of tapas dishes will be paired with some PINEAPPLE JUICE 2 CUP
nice Spanish wines. Spots are going fast. Mother’s SWEET SOY SAUCE 1 CUP
Day is next…… make your reservations early. MINCED GINGER 2 oz
Looking into May we have a few more fun events
planned for you plus Kid’s Day cook outs. Procedure:

As always please ask me if you’re thinking about • Sautee garlic/ginger and shallots.
hosting a party and I will go over all of your • Add bourbon. Flame out alcohol.
options. • Add lime juice/soy sauce/honey/brown sugar

Thank you all!! and red pepper flakes.
• Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Reduce

until thickened.

Ed McCabe
Executive Chef

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