The Admirals Club is for novice and experienced lady cruisers alike. The emphasis is on "hands-on" learning. We depend on everyone to participate in developing presentations. (Sometimes it is "see one, do one, and then teach one!") Our goal is to have two presenters plus a facilitator for each program. 

“Knowledge is Power” and that is what the Admirals Club is all about!

You don’t have to own a boat to be part of our group. All women, boaters or non-boaters, are welcome to the Admirals Club programs.

Harbor 20 Sailing

Cruise to Cayo Costa

 

The International Order of the Blue Gavel was formed in 1953, in 1970 District 8 (Florida) was formed and in 1981 an IYC Chapter was established. The IYC Chapter gathers at monthly luncheon meetings, thus providing a forum to cultivate ties of friendship, honor, and social relationships. The IYC Blue Gavel participates in IYC ceremonies including Flag Ceremonies, Fleet Review, and Memorial Day, thus aiding in the preservation of Yacht Club traditions. Past Commodores of Yacht Clubs that offer similar facilities are welcome to inquire about joining the IYC Chapter of the Blue Gavel by contacting any one of the 2020 IYC Chapter Officers:

Dave McBride, President
Gary Anderson, Vice President
Bill Miller, Secretary/Treasurer

Click HERE to see the complete list of the Objects & Purposes of the IYC Chapter. 
Click HERE to view the Member Roster and By-Laws
Click HERE to view Uniform Instructions

Click HERE to be re-directed to the IOBG website.
Click HERE to be re-directed to the District 8 IOBG website

Honoring our Flag with a Sundown Ceremony   Passing of the Blue Gavel at Change of Watch Serving refreshments at Fleet Review

IOBG Summer Regional Meeting Folding the Flag to retire for the evening Blue Gavel meeting

General Information The Book Club meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from September to May, at 4:00 p.m. in the Compass Room and provides a venue for discussing books of interest.   For meetings we choose two books, a fiction and a non-fiction, for discussion. The monthly selections are chosen by the members, usually several months in advance. We try to include book selections of "books on tape" for visually impaired.   UPCOMING BOOK SELECTIONS  February Non-Fiction - Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight by Amy Shira Teitel Fiction - One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus   March Non-Fiction - Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land Fiction - A Yankee-Canuck Looks Back: One Damn Thing After Another by Patrick Grady   April Non-Fiction - Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand Fiction - The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch   May Non-Fiction - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Fiction - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett   Everyone is welcome and invited to help choose and discuss selections!   If you are interested in joining the IYC Book Club, please contact Nancy Meadows.

Sunshine Announcement

Sunshine Chair, Becky Krikorian needs your help in identifying individuals who are ill, had surgery, may have suffered a lost in their family, need encouragement or are having a special event in their lives. The Sunshine Chairman sends cards to these members if we know about the situation, so please contact her with requests. 
 

Cards & Games

If cards and games are your pleasure, then you have come to the right place! Our players range from beginners, who enjoy just getting together, to serious players.
 

Mah Jongg	Dina Palumbo	Monday 1:00 p.m.
Mexican Train	Susan Cravens	Wednesday 12:00 p.m.
Ladies Bridge	Ann Christman	Thursday 12:00 p.m.
Pinochle	Joann Hyltin	Thursday 12:00 p.m.
Scrabble	Mary Lou Coutts Diana Lehr	Friday 1:00 p.m.

     

Cindy Welsh President	Jean Grady   Vice President	Judy Jordan Secretary
Anne Marie Pflanz Treasurer	Linda Berson Director	Donna Palmer Director

 

 

Volunteering is always more fun with friends!

The purpose of this club is to foster volunteering and physical support within our community. This organization does not contribute funds, nor raise money, for any organization or charity. It is a matter of contributing our time as a group of like-minded women who wish to represent IYC in a way that shows empathy for others by partnering in our town’s projects. Members of the IYC can bring to the club numerous projects throughout Charlotte County.

Salvation Army Bell Ringers   Meals of Hope

Paint Your Heart Out Punta Gorda St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

Bridge
Bridge is a trick-taking game using a standard 52-card deck. The game consists of several deals each progressing through four phases: dealing the cards, the auction, playing the hand and scoring the results.

There is a weekly Duplicate Bridge group that meets on Wednesday's at 2:30 p.m. Many of the players stay for dinner in the Commodore's Grille afterwards. Ladies have a weekly bridge game for experienced players on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. with lunch preceding the game. Men have a weekly bridge game on Friday at 12:00 p.m. with lunch preceding the game. Partners are drawn at random.

Mah-Jongg
Mah-Jongg is usually played by four persons with 144 domino-like pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, with the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.

Mexican Train
Mexican Train is played with dominos. The object is for a player to play all the dominoes from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station".
 
Ladies enjoy lunch each Wednesday at 11:00a.m. followed by this spirited game.

Pinochle
Pinochle is a trick-taking card game typically for two to four players and played with a 48 card deck. Players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds. One of the co-chairs will arrange a partner if needed or couples can play together.

Ladies pinochle players meet each Thursday at 12:00 p.m. for lunch followed by the game.

Poker
Poker is a card game played by two or more persons in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool. Games are dealer's choice with no wild cards, but high-low games are allowed.

Poker is played Thursday evenings in the Compass Room at 7:00 p.m.

Scrabble
Scrabble is a game combining anagrams and crosswords in which two to four players use counters of various point values to form words on a playing board.
Scrabble players meet each Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Compass Room. Lunch precedes the game at 12:00 p.m.


 

NAME OF GAME	DATE & TIME	CONTACT
Duplicate Bridge	Wednesday 2:30 p.m.	Jackie Whitaker
Euchre	1st Wednesday   7: 00 p.m.	Bob Sween
Ladies' Bridge	Thursday  12:00 p.m.	Ann Christman Chris Waindle
Mah-Jongg (Lessons Available!)	Monday 1:00 p.m.	Dina Palumbo
Men's Bridge	Friday 12:00 p.m.	Bob Whitaker
Mexican Train	Wednesday 11:00 a.m.	Contact the IYC Office
Pinochle Pals	Thursday 12:00 p.m.	Joanne Hyltin Dina Palumbo
Poker	Thursday 7:00 p.m.	Tom Hamilton
Scrabble	Friday 1:00 p.m.	Mary Lou Coutts Diana Lehr