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TOPSIDER Avalon Yacht Club December 1, 2015 Volume 74, Issue 10 Avalon Yacht Club 704 7th Street, Avalon, NJ 08202 (609) 967-4444 www.avalonyachtclub.com 1 Dear AYC Families, I’d like to wish all of our AYC members a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. If you are in Avalon on Friday December 4th do not miss the annual Christmas Party! It is sure to get you in the holiday spirit with live entertainment and Christmas carols. Be sure to bring an unwrapped gift for a child ages 1 to 16 years old. The donation will support Holy Redeemer and C.A.R.A. of Cape May County. Thank you to sponsors Bill and Sarah Burns for organizing such a festive event! Congratulations to our AYC sailors who will be recognized at the Mayra Awards Dinner on Friday December 4th at the Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia. We are so proud of our sailors. Sam Mandell and Grace Hogan 1st place 420 Kate Bennett and Angela Kenney 3rd place 420 Madison Mundenar 5th place Laser 4.7 Sean Groskoph 5th place Optimist Red Fleet Jake Bennett 1st place Optimist Blue Fleet and 4th place Optimist Overall Penn Paier 3rd place Optimist White Fleet Sam Eshelman 4th place Optimist White Fleet Jack Bolton 5th place Optimist White Fleet Sam Mandell/Jack Juska/Blake Eshelman 1st place MAYRA Flying Scot Championship As the 2015 season comes to an end, we look forward with great anticipation and enthusiasm to the 2016 season. Please take the time to send any photos you may have from 2015 to my email [email protected]. You will hear from me again in the March Topsider. At that point we will be three months away from Flag-Raising. Until then, enjoy the holiday season with friends and family, our greatest gift of all! Kindest regards, Jill Mundenar, Commodore December Restaurant Hours As the 2015 season is nearing its end, please join us for two LAST Friday Nights in the Grill Room: *Friday, December 4th is the AYC Annual Christmas Party *Friday, December 11th is our last Friday for the 2015 Season Thank you all for a wonderful 2015... See you Friday, March 11th, 2016!

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TOPSIDERAvalon Yacht Club

December 1, 2015 • Volume 74, Issue 10

Avalon Yacht Club

704 7th Street, Avalon, NJ 08202 • (609) 967-4444 • www.avalonyachtclub.com 1

Dear AYC Families,

I’d like to wish all of our AYC members a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. If you are in Avalon on Friday December 4th do not miss the annual Christmas Party! It is sure to get you in the holiday spirit with live entertainment and Christmas carols. Be sure to bring an unwrapped gift for a child ages 1 to 16 years old. The donation will support Holy Redeemer and C.A.R.A. of Cape May County. Thank you to sponsors Bill and Sarah Burns for organizing such a festive event!

Congratulations to our AYC sailors who will be recognized at the Mayra Awards Dinner on Friday December 4th at the Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia. We are so proud of our sailors.

Sam Mandell and Grace Hogan 1st place 420

Kate Bennett and Angela Kenney 3rd place 420

Madison Mundenar 5th place Laser 4.7

Sean Groskoph 5th place Optimist Red Fleet

Jake Bennett 1st place Optimist Blue Fleet and 4th place Optimist Overall

Penn Paier 3rd place Optimist White Fleet

Sam Eshelman 4th place Optimist White Fleet

Jack Bolton 5th place Optimist White Fleet

Sam Mandell/Jack Juska/Blake Eshelman 1st place MAYRA Flying Scot Championship

As the 2015 season comes to an end, we look forward with great anticipation and enthusiasm to the 2016 season. Please take the time to send any photos you may have from 2015 to my email [email protected]. You will hear from me again in the March Topsider. At that point we will be three months away from Flag-Raising. Until then, enjoy the holiday season with friends and family, our greatest gift of all!

Kindest regards, Jill Mundenar, Commodore

DecemberRestaurant

Hours

As the 2015 season is nearing its end,

please join us for two LAST

Friday Nights in the Grill Room:

*Friday, December 4th is the AYC Annual Christmas Party

*Friday, December 11th is

our last Friday for the 2015 Season

Thank you all for a wonderful 2015... See you Friday,

March 11th, 2016!

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PROCEDURE CHANGE:Based on the design and functionality of AYC’s new point of sale system, starting with the 2016 season, gratuity in the Dining Room will no longer

‘count’ against the prepaid Food Minimum. Members will be happy to note, that the 2016 annual billing will reflect a reduced minimum charge:

Proprietary/Sustaining/Annual Members: $500Individual Members: $300Admiral Members: $250

WOMEN'S AUXILIARY

RESERVED PARKING SPOT FOR THE SUMMER OF 2016!

Tickets Are Now on Sale!!!Don’t miss out on a chance to win one of the

most coveted items in all of Avalon – your own AYC parking spot!!!

This parking spot will be located next to that of the Most Recent Past Commodore. It is sure to be a coveted item, with all the special events planned for next summer’s 75th Anniversary. Tickets are $10 each and are available from Angie Cullen. Please contact Angie at [email protected] or 302-740-0709 (cell).

Proceeds benefit the AYC Women’s Auxiliary.

Please Don’t Forget to Get Your Tickets!Have a chance to WIN a VIP Parking

SPOT for the 2014 Season.

Proceeds Benefit The Women’s Auxiliary, Donation $10.00Tickets are Available at the Bar or please see Angie or Gerry Cullen.

RESERVED

PARKING

WELCOME BACK!

Hello AYC bookworms! Hoping you are all settling into your autumn routines and are enjoying the cooler weather.

The selections and dates for next summer's AYC Book Club are as follows:

June 20, 2016 Euphoria by Lily King

July 18, 2016 Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

August 15, 2016 The Storied Life of A J Fikry

by Gabrielle Zevin For those of you who may be thinking about joining, please do! The book club is a great opportunity to meet other AYC members and develop or rekindle friendships. Any questions or suggestions about the book club or the selections should be directed to Marlene Mohr at [email protected].

Enjoy the fall!

Happy Holidays!On behalf of the Women's Auxiliary, I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mary Ellen Leisenring, President

REMINDER: ANNUAL SURVEYIf you have not yet completed your AYC

survey yet, please do so by December 8th.

We look forward to haring from you about your experiences at AYC!

www.surveymonkey.com/r/MXPHDHS

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COMMUNICATIONS UPDATEIn an effort to keep all members informed of the events at the Avalon Yacht Club, as well as insure updated member information, we ask that all members check their member profiles online and update their contact

details if necessary. This will guarantee that all members receive the necessary communications. Should you have any questions, concerns or need help, please

email [email protected] for assistance.

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AYC 14th Annual Christmas Party

*Benefit for Local Needy Children*

Friday, December 4, 2015 @ 6pm

Buffet: $25 for adults’ $16 children under 10 years tax and gratuity not included

A Fun Evening for all to enjoy!

Live Entertainment & Christmas Carols

by Doug Knight

Bring an 'Un-wrapped' Gift for a Child ages 1 to 16yrs

[Or Send C/O Bill Burns, 140 17th St., Avalon 08202 by Dec. 4th]

*Charities: Holy Redeemer and C.A.R.A. of Cape May County *

Reservations are VERY helpful (REQUIRED for parties of 6 or more)

in planning for plenty of food and fun for everyone!

Please call: 967- 4444 and leave a message on the AYC machine.

*Thank You and Merry Christmas*