DOWN EAST YACHT CLUB
THE FUN CLUB SINCE 1966
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DEYC EVENTS
ME DEYC “Off Season” Parties
October 2019 - April 2020
FL DEYC “Off Season” Parties
November 2019 - April 2020
Friday, December 13, 2019
2020 Ski Weekend
March 2020
COMMODORE'S LUNCHEON
Saturday, May 16, 2020
LAUNCH PARTY
Saturday, June 13, 2020
DEYC DAY-TRIPPER OUTINGS
Held on the last Saturday of June, July, August
Pre-Cruise Send Off
Friday, July 10, 2020
DEYC ANNUAL CRUISE
July 11-19, 2020
DEYC MINI CRUISE
August 14-16, 2020
DEYC ANNUAL MEETING
August 29, 2020, 9:00 AM
Tugboat Inn
HAUL OUT PARTY
Saturday, September 2020
Additional events may be added for the boating season
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Our Sponsors
Southport Island Marine, LLC
Douglas Goldhirsch, Owner
P.O. Box 320
648 Hendricks Hill Road
Southport, ME 04576
(207) 633-6009
Fax (207) 633-9947
www.southportislandmarine.com
Beginning of the Down East Yacht Club
On a warm summer day in June 1966 a group of yachtsmen at the BOATEL MARINA (now Tugboat) was standing on the docks having a good time laughing and telling jokes when Vernal Furbush, owner of the BOATEL, came down on the wharf and wanted to know why we didn't start some sort of a "FUN CLUB" because the group was always getting together on one boat or another having such a good time.
It was talked over amongst the yachtsmen in the Marina and adjoining docks and they thought it sounded like a good idea. We told Mr. Furbush that we would start a club and he offered us a room, in what was the old Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, where we could hold our activities.
On September 17th, 1966 a meeting was called; an agenda was prepared so that the meeting would cover all pertinent points. At this time Janie Hart seemed to be the prime mover in getting the project into gear.
Commodore's Message
As we enter Fall, and the off season for boating, we should take a moment to reflect on the boating season just finished. Which things were great, and which could be improved. Those great things we want to repeat, the other perhaps with a little effort could be made great. The Down East Yacht Club, like any club will thrive only if all our members are involved and contribute to our activities.
There are many ways to be involved in our club. Through out the winter and spring seasons there are monthly gatherings, hosted by generous members, both in Maine and in Florida. These are informal parties where you can renew old friendships, and make new ones with new and prospective members. I encourage everyone to use these gatherings as a reason to get out of the house and be social during those long dark evenings, especially in Maine. In addition, there are the more organized events; the Holiday Celebration at Christmas Time, the Winter Ski Weekend in Maine, the Spring Gathering in Florida, and the Commodore’s Luncheon which marks the official end of the off season, and the beginning of the new active boating season.
Officers & Committees
DOWN EAST YACHT CLUB
Officers and Board of Directors 2019-2020
OFFICERSCommodore Board of DirectorsP/C Steve Arkley |
2019-2020Dennis Hopkins 2018-20192020 |
The Floating Yacht Club
The Floating Yacht Club as published in the June/July 2015 edition of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors. Click on the image above to read the entire article.