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The Florida Commodores Association serves as a greatly needed link among Florida yacht clubs.  It provides for the exchange of information among clubs on a statewide basis.  It also provides a much needed social link and conduit for interaction among past, current and future commodores of yacht clubs in the State of Florida. 

Its educational program is designed to improve the quality of leadership in yacht clubs by providing instruction in the proper functioning of clubs and the customs and courtesies of yachting. 

It also engages in charitable programs through its FCA Foundation and programs such as WAVE.

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Announcing: Summer Breakaway Meeting!

July 21 - 22, 2023


Lakeside Inn

Announcing a "Summer Breakaway" meeting at Mt. Dora Yacht Club on July 22, 2023. Lots of fun activities are being planned for Friday and Saturday. These will start on Friday, July 21st, with boat rides/tours, shopping, visiting museums, golf cart tours, and a sunset social. Then, there will be a brief meeting Saturday morning, July 22nd, in which the ever-popular 50/50 drawing will take place. The rest of the day and evening will be devoted to fun events.

 

Plans are in the final stages and a schedule of events will be announced soon so continue to check the website for updates.

Lakeside Inn


Mt. Dora Yacht Club

351 W Fourth Ave,

Mount Dora, FL 32757

+1 352 383 3188


If you have not been to Mt. Dora and Mt. Dora Yacht Club, then you are in for a real treat! Make plans now to join in on the fun with your fellow members as we celebrate the summer season.




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Lakeside Inn

100 North Alexander St., Mount Dora, FL

Telephone: 1-352-383-4101

Toll Free: 1-800-556-5016


A block of rooms has been reserved for us at the historic Lakeside Inn. Please let them know you are with the FCA. Virginia Hall is the contact person at the hotel. 



FCA Yacht Club Leadership Seminar - 2023



The 2023 Yacht Club Leadership Seminar, a two-day educational learning experience, will be held September 22 - 23 at Halifax River Yacht Club in Daytona Beach, Florida. Click here to find a registration form, brochure, and information about lodging.



Click here to read about this meeting and to see photos from the weekend.



Minutes from the meeting




Spring General Membership Meeting

April 14th - 15th, 2023


Clearwater Yacht Club





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Click here to read the second issue of the

Florida Commodores Journal



2022 Four-Star Receipents: 
Bay Point Yacht Club - Past Commodore Tom McCoy
Pensacola Yacht Club - Past Commodore Tim Burr

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FCA Commodore Bob Sutton presents Pensacola Yacht Club Past Commodore and FCA member Tim Burr with the 2022 Four-Star Award.


You can read about PYC Past Commodore Tim Burr on the Four-Star Recipient page found under the "Programs" tab.

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FCA Commodore Bob Sutton presents Bay Point Yacht Club Past Commodore Tom McCoy with the 2022 Four Star Award.


You can read about BPYC Past Commodore Tim McCoy on the Four-Star Recipient page found under the "Programs" tab.





Four-Star Award materials, brochure and nomination forms, have been mailed to qualifying Florida yacht clubs. Check with your yacht club to take advantage of this prestigious award.


FCA Past Commodore Art Garside and FCA Fleet Captain Jack Kennedy commissioned as Kentucky Colonels at Clearwater Yacht Club.

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Past Commodore Art Garside receives his Kentucky Colonel Certificate from Past Commodore Joe Tringali as his wife, Carol, looks on.

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FCA Fleet Captain Jack Kennedy receiving his Kenturck Colonel certificate from Past Commodore Joe Tringali.


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FCA Vice Commodore P/C Peter Tyson and his wife, Jeanne, were recently invited to visit and dine at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club by the Club's Commodore Cedric Burger.  To the right is a slideshow of photos taken during his visit.

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The Tysons enjoyed a lovely evening at the Club at one of the two restaurants and reported that the Club was formed in 1903 and received its Royal Warrant in 1906.  The Club house has a spectacular view of the harbor and the Vancouver skyline. With over 5,000 members, this is a very active organization with a wide variety of activities, including several sailing programs and a full regatta schedule, The huge marina with several hundred slips all full, with mostly sailing craft, is at the Point Grey location with the main Clubhouse. Besides this facility, the Club boasts seven additional "offshore stations" scattered around the area in strategic locations some more than 50 miles away, all with docks, dock staff, and facilities, including restaurants.

Despite an overcast afternoon and a light intermittent drizzle, the sun peeked through to highlight some of the buildings in downtown Vancouver in a view from the third story deck.

 

I would encourage members to when traveling to other States or countries, make an effort to visit yacht clubs. It is interesting and often enlightening chatting with other Commodores and flag officers and more often than not you receive the warmest of welcomes. Sometimes, just a simple telephone call is that's needed, but a nicely written letter always draws attention.

 

Vice Commodore Peter Tyson

Up Coming Events:


Halifax River Yacht Club will be hosting a W.A.V.E. event on June 17th.


Pensacola Yacht Club in conjunction with Navy Yacht Club Pensacola will be conducting the W.A.V.E. at PYC on August 26, 2023.

Susan McKinnon

A visit to St. Francis Yacht Club during the J-22 Women’s Racing Clinic in St. Francisco, CA. My daughter, Dr. Courtney Clamp, was a participant. I was the "armchair quarterback".


FCA Secretary Susan McKinnon