FWYC Letter Log January 2014 | Page 13

Page 13 The FWYC Chapter of the Florida Commodores Association Fort Walton Yacht Club Officers Inducted into International Commodores Association To reiterate what was said last month : We are very pleased and proud that Past Commodore Phyllis Seaton has been selected to receive The Florida Commodores Association 4-Star Commodore Award The award will be presented to her at a small reception in January and then at the FWYC Change of Watch and Awards Ceremony, Saturday 18 January. The Chapter has elected and appointed its Officers for 2014 and they are: P/C Tom Reynolds, President P/C Matt Loar, Vice President Associate Carole Langford, Secretary/Treasurer We have voted and worked with the Fleet Captain, to make the FCA Regatta a two-day affair. Thanks to P/C Phyllis Seaton for working hard to make this project happen. The idea is to increase the fun, make it a much bigger and better event and attract more participants from the area. For our Winter meeting, the Chapter won't have to travel so far. It's going to be held at the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club 7 - 8 February 2014. We wish the whole Club a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. It will be a year of consolidating and growing participation in our Club. Let's all be there to make FWYC the place to be in 2014. Fort Walton Yacht Club’s 2013 Vice Commodore Bobby Dewrell, Fleet Captain John Farris, P/C Tom Reynolds, Lynne Reynolds, and June Scroggin were inducted as Fellows of the International Commodores Association on 23 November after completing training at the Academy of Yachting Officers and Professionals in Fort Pierce, FL. Bobby Dewrell is the new Commodore for 2014, John Farris is the Treasurer, and June Scroggin the Secretary for the new year. The International Commodores Association provides in-depth training to past and current officers of yacht clubs and other yachting organizations to preserve yachting traditions, ceremonies, customs, ethics and etiquette as well as to foster charitable and social programs for the benefit of the yachting community. - June Scroggin Letter Log Advertising Rates Per Month Per Year Don't miss the next luncheon, our first of the new year, on 7 January, beginning at noon in the Commodores Room. Business Card $ 5.00 $ 60.00 ¼ Page $12.00 $130.00 ½ Page $24.00 $260.00 P/C Tom Reynolds, President FWYC Chapter Full Page $48.00 $560.00 Call the FWYC office to place your ad, 850-243-7102. ~ Fort Walton Yacht Club, Established in 1951 ~