Weekly BBYC Club News & Social Updates
by Brant Beach Yacht Club                        

-- Social --

	St Patrick's Day Dinner Saturday, March 16th 6:00 p.m. $22 per person Hosted by Rob Roth Join your friends to celebrate St Patty's in Style! DON'T MISS OUT!!!! MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW!! Suggested Menu Appetizers:Various Hand Made Appetizers: Green Eggs and Ham | Mini Quiches | Stuffed (w/lamb) Grape Leaves Soup:Cream of Potato Soup Main Meal: Corned Beef with Cabbage and Potatoes | Sheppard’s Pie | Roasted Leg of Lamb |Green Beans |Baby Peeled Carrots with Dill |Rye Bread |Soda Bread/Brown Soda Bread |Rolls and Butter Desert:Cake or Cookies Guinness & Harp will be available at the bar! Reservation required by Thursday, March 14th 2019 For more details and dinner reservations, please click here. To volunteer for this event, please click here.
	Progressive Dinner Saturday, April 13th 2019 5:30 p.m. $TDB per person Hosted by Michele & Vince Farias | Tom & Kathy Mignanelli | John & Carolyn Miller | Mel & Dusti Weinstein One evening four hosts! Save the date for this annual spring tradition! Reservation required by Thursday, April 6th 2019 Limited to 46 guests For more details and dinner reservations, please click here.
	Spring Work Weekend Saturday, May 11th 2019 Starting at 8:00 a.m. Give us a hand! 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast & Job Assignments 12:00 p.m. : Lunch 6:00 p.m. : Dinner Meals are free for workers $15 per meal for non-workers & guests For more details and reservations, please click here.
	Mother's Day Brunch Sunday, May 12th 2019 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Price & Final Menu to be Confirmed Celebrate the Mothers in your life in style! Join us at your club for a fabulous and luxurious brunch!!! Save the date now before it is too late! For more details and brunch reservations, please click here.
	2019 BBYC Commissioning Ceremony Sunday, May 26th 2019 5:00 p.m. Hosted by the White Family Join us to celebrate the opening of the new sailing season. Additional guests $15 BBYC member children are welcome to attend the formal Commissioning ceremony with their parents and should dress appropriately. After the ceremony, refreshments for the children will be provided on the patio. Please RSVP for your children so that we can plan for the proper amount of food. The cocktail reception is an over 21 years of age event. Children should refrain from entering the building. Thank you for your adherence to this policy. For more details and reservations, please click here.

 -- Club News --

Some Additional & Exciting New about Indoor Programs
Over the winter, we have been working on a new format for the Small Fry, Sandpiper & Sailpiper programs that will be launched this summer!
We are pleased to announce that the updated program will not only be including daily activities such as tennis, swim lessons & lunch bunch, but parents will simply need to drop of their little ones at 8:00 a.m. and come back to pick them up at 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
While we are finalizing some of the details, including potential field trips and additional activities, please do not hesitate to contact the office (office@bbyc.net, 609-494-4485) or Programs Trustee Stacey Kliesch with any questions or recommendations you may have to further to improve the experience of our little ones at your club!

Boatyard Availability
As we are going through the Renovation of the South Harbor Facilities, we would like to ask members who are planning on storing their boat in the Boatyard to please hold off on bringing them over to the club until Memorial Day Weekend (05/24/2019). We would truly appreciate your help and cooperation with this request as we work our way through the completion of the project. 
Access to the boat ramp, wet slips, North, Opti and South Beaches will not be affected.
Thank you!! 

March Sailing Program Updates - Devin Beattie
This winter has been cold and windy here on the east coast and I keep catching myself daydreaming about summer. I have some exciting new additions to the BBYC sailing program this coming summer. 

We are adding two new classes to the sailing program, Opti 3 Adventure and Adventure Sailing for Sunfish, Laser, and 420’s. The links below show the new progression through the sailing program and the descriptions for each course.

 - Sailing Program Progression
 - 2019 Sailing Course Descriptions

We are also very excited about adding a few 420’s to the BBYC fleet. Sunfish and Laser sailors will have regular opportunities to learn more about this double handed boat throughout the summer. Opti sailors will also have some opportunities to experience the new 420’s as well. 420’s are a competitive boat used in high school and college sailing. Being involved in the 420 fleet will broaden our competitive sailors opportunities in the sport. Our instructors are well versed in 420 racing and are looking forward to increasing the number of sailors in the 420 fleet. 

I am looking forward to a wonderful summer at BBYC. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out. More updates to come in April!

Devin Beattie - Director of Jr. Sailing 

Help us help you!
We are currently looking to fill the following open positions:

- Maintenance Technician
- Custodian / Cleaning Technician
- Head Tennis Instructor
- Yoga Instructor 

If you happen to know people who you think would be a great addition to the team, please do not hesitate to direct them towards us!
We are only a call or email away and we would love to have the opportunity to meet them! 

Flag bag - Spring 2019 edition - Call for articles
The team working on the Spring  2019 Edition is looking for articles to include. Want to be in the Flag Bag? Send us an article or simply take the Flag Bag with you on a trip, take a digital photo, include your permission to use the photo and a brief caption, and email it to flagbag@bbyc.net.
The deadline for submission is March 12th 2019

South Harbor Renovation
If you have not had the opportunity to visit the club lately, we are pleased to share the latest photos of the renovation project on the members' website Please click here to access them.
While we are delighted with our members' curiosity and interest in the progress, we ask that you refrain from accessing the construction site without being escorted by one of the project managers. Non-compliance is dangerous, encourages trespassing by others and increases BBYC's liability exposure. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation!!  

No longer using your SUP or Kayak?
To enhance our juniors enjoyment of our beautiful cove this summer, we are looking to acquire Stand-Up Paddle Boards and Kayaks. If you would like to donate your good condition, used equipment, don't hesitate to contact the office (office@bbyc.net or 609-494-4485)! We are certain our juniors will love them this summer! Thank you in advance for your support!

The New Cannonball Club!!!
The Junior Programs Committee and our creative staff have been working hard to develop a new, dynamic, summer program for our members aged 8-15, replacing previous offerings. This age range is when kids build the friendships that last a lifetime, and we want BBYC programs to be a place where those memories are created.

Brant Beach Yacht Club is excited to announce our new Cannonball Club!

The Cannonball Club will have a big emphasis on water sports, including kayaking, paddle boarding, tubing and more. We will also be taking field trips like mini golf, bowling, and Go-Kart racing, just to name a few! BBYC favorites like swimming, tennis, basketball, beach trips and High Island adventures will all be part of the Cannonball Club activities rotation.

We are pleased to announce new team member Kevin Closs as the Jr. Sports Manager who will be taking the lead in bringing the Cannonball Club to life, combining his experience as an NJ licensed teacher, veteran coach of the Haven Beach Swim Team and Long Beach Island resident. We are excited for Kevin’s new ideas and his fresh outlook that will breathe new life into our programs at BBYC.

The Cannonball Club will be based out of the South Harbor Facility and held five days a week from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ages 8-15 will be broken into 2-3 age groups, depending on enrollment. We hope that your children are excited about a new camp experience at BBYC this year and that our member families will support this program with robust enrollment. Happy, content tweens turn into young adults returning to the cove year after year, to share their fond memories of BBYC and make new ones with you and their future families.

Please contact the office (office@bbyc.net, 609-494-4485) or Programs Trustee Stacey Kliesch with any questions or recommendations you may have to continue to improve programs

Sailing Instructor In Training Program
A new exciting Training Program at your club!
With the revamping of the Junior Sailing program under our new Junior Sailing Director, Devin Beattie, some great opportunities have developed. The Junior Sailing Committee will be initiating the Brant Beach Yacht Club Sailing Instructor Training (SIT) Program to provide a clear educational path for our Junior Sailing Members, ages 14 and up, interested in becoming sailing instructors in the future.

The SIT position is designed for Brant Beach YC members who do not have any sailing instruction experience, have participated in BBYC racing track (Opti, Laser, 420, Sunfish), and would like to become Junior sailing instructors. This 8 week, non-paid position is a pathway to being considered for a paid Junior sailing position, assuming there are open positions. In an educational environment, the SITs will learn how to successfully use their learned sailing skills alongside our full-time sailing instructors who will train and supervise the SIT's.

The SIT's readiness to be a full-time instructor will be assessed and his/her capabilities (i.e. patience, temperament, communication skills, etc.) needed to be a successful instructor will be evaluated. This program will allow for SITs to participate in the BBYC sailing program in the afternoon and work alongside instructors in the morning.

While a comprehensive program description is under development, we believe this will be a great program to engage our young people to pursue sailing and improve the quality of instructors on our cove

Please click here to access the program outline and application 

2019 Membership Directory 
Please confirm your personal information prior to the upcoming 2019 Membership Directory publication. If any adjustments need to be made, you can either update your profile on the members-only website (under My Club > My Profile) or simply send us an email at office@bbyc.net.
At the same time, if your child or grandchild is looking to be listed as a sitter, please let us know and provide us with his/her best contact information.  

Text Alerts
Please confirm your Text Messaging preferences and address in your member profile which includes updating your carrier information.
We're looking forward to further utilizing this effective form of communication throughout the year!
To update your profile, please click here. 
For further instructions, view the Text Message Help Video

Long Beach Township - Seasonal Beach Badges
Until June 14th 2019, Seasonal Beach Badge are available at a pre-season rate of $30, instead of the regular rate of $40. 

Wedding Road Show - April 28th 2019
Volunteer Needed - Mark your Calendar!
The annual Wedding Road Show will take place on Sunday, April 28th from 10am - 3pm. Volunteers are needed to welcome guests and give tours to prospective brides.
Please contact Michael in the office if you'd like to help out!