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Landings Yacht Club Change Of Watch 2024 By Ted Winterrowd The Landings Ya c h t C l u b held its annual Change of Watch ceremony March 28 with a dinner dance in the Main Deck. Change of Watch is a time-honored tradition in naval organizations to make the membership aware that a new officer is in charge. The bridge is the only part of a ship that is always manned. It is the responsibility of the bridge officer to ensure the safest and most secure course for the ship. The commodore is the equivalent of the bridge officer and ensures that the organization is on the right course for meeting the organization’s charter. The Landings Yacht Club has had a tradition of having highly effective commodores and this
year is further validation of that run. Scott Dustin with his long military background has provided exceptional leadership and makes these c o m m e n t s Front Row: Alan Power, Commodore; Joyce Yates, Vice a s h e h a n d s Commodore, Fleet Captain Rob Trefney (absent), Bob off his role as Mahoney, Asst. Fleet Captain Back Row: Scott Dustin, c o m m o d o r e - Diane Skipton, Cathy Steeves, Katherine Thompson, “In looking back Cheryl Tromley, Fred Garner, Diane Galvin at the past four years, the first thing that comes to Thirsty Tuesdays, and of course to mind is all the new friends we the dinner dances, we quickly met have made by being part of the many new friends. The next thing LYC. When I was invited to join the that comes to mind is of course, bridge, I really didn’t know many none of these fun activities would people in the Landings. With all have been possible without the the activities from the cruises to dedication of the LYC board and the monthly Lunch Bunch events, their vast number of volunteers. Through endless hours of planning and execution we have had some of the most memorable cruises and extravagant dinner dances. And then to top off my year as Commodore, we had the fantastic Love Boat V Caribbean Cruise, out bike helmets to any child who where over 180 of our members wanted one. took over the Celebrity Cruise Ship Events included Face Painting, Apex! Every day was an adventure Slides and Egg Races. Prizes and snacks were handed out to participants. But the highlight of the afternoon was the arrival of the Easter Bunny. And of course, since we live in SW Florida he arrived by boat!
Easter Bunny Visits The Landings On March 30 the Landings House Committee and Landings staff put on another very successful Easter Festival. Over 500 people attended, including approximately 200 children. The Lee County Sherriff ’s office displayed a squad car that the children were allowed to sit in and Safekids.com fitted and gave
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from scuba diving to catamaran boat trips and, of course, the hike through the wilderness of the Dominican Republic to experience jumping off a 30-foot waterfall and sliding down chutes into ice cold water. And yet we all survived and made even more new friends.” Commodore Scott made it a specific point to thank his First Mate Lauretta for always being by his side and for her unwavering love and support. He also thanked the LYC members who generously devoted their time, skills, and hard work as volunteers to help make each event a success, and the Board of Directors who did an excellent job on behalf of our members. Prior to introducing the new LYC officers, Commodore Scott presented two special awards: The Attabuoy Award for extraordinary LYC support to Cathy Webb and the Best Marina Director in Florida to Capt. Craig O’Donnell. Commodore Scott, with much pride, then introduced the new officers for 2024-25: Commodore Alan Power, Vice Commodore Joyce Yates, Fleet Captain Rob Landings Yacht Club on page 2