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The most fun and active yacht club on Marco Island. We have a Long Range Cruisers group for multi-day trips to distant marinas.  We have Day Fleet events to various island beaches or boat accessible restaurants along with other boating activities. And we have the only Jetski / Craig Cat Special Interest Group  for exploring the 10,000 islands and backwaters. For over 53  years, our Club’s history and traditions has drawn those who love the water, power cruising, and a full and active social life.  Check out our calendar of events and articles of  past trips and you will will see why we have attained an island reputation as “The Fun Club”.  The last Monday of each month is designated as “Monday Madness” Happy Hour from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at CJs at the Esplanade.  Join us  and become better acquainted with our members and activities. You can belong to another Yacht Club and find us so affordable that you will join us for the boating and social events as well. 

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In Baylines, Jetski/Craig Cat Special Interest Group

JSIG Dec 2024

The MBYC Jetski Special Interest Group (JSIG) finished 2025 in memorable fashion.
The last weekend of the year we took both a Turtle Ride and a Rabbit Ride. The Turtle Ride on Saturday involved 4 jetskis and a Craig Cat. There was a breakdown about 75 minutes into the ride and one of the vessels needed to be towed out to open water to meet up with a commercial tow vessel. A great example of why you never go out alone.

The Rabbit Ride scheduled for Sunday was pushed out to Monday due to wind. Once in the backwaters, the water is always calm, but getting there no one likes to get splashed in the open water this time of year. For both rides we had mostly MBYC visiting family members and/or prospective new members.

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In Activities, Baylines, Day Fleet, Past Events 2024

Rod and Gun Club 2024

On December 11th, twenty Day Fleet participants enjoyed a lunch outing at the historic Rod and Gun Club in Everglade City. For those who have visited Everglade City know that nothing moves fast there, including fulfillment of our lunch orders, allowing extra time for catching up with other members. Having said that, the staff was as friendly as always, and the food was good. Despite being a beautiful Fall day to be outside, the forecasted wind and water conditions led to a cancellation of the boating portion of the event. That turned out to be the right decision. While in Everglade City, a couple additional dining options were explored for future event consideration.

Stay tuned!

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In Baylines, Formal, Past Events 2024

Holiday Party 2024

We kicked off the holiday season with a fabulous party at the beautiful Island Country Club of Marco Island. A good time was had by all with wonderful food, cheer and friendship. Members danced the night away to an amazing four piece band Geezers N’ Paradise.

Sally Orth did her annual raffle for Toys For Tots and raised over $1,000 for the non- profit organization. Sally also generously made a stunning holiday tree which one of our members won with the winning raffle ticket. It was a memorable night of laughter and fun which got everyone into the holiday spirit

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In Activities, Past Events 2024,

Cruise to HavAnnA Cafe October 16, 2024

After two weather related cancellations last season, the Third Time’s A Charm certainly rang true for our October Day Fleet outing to the HavAnnA Café on Chokoloskee. We couldn’t have asked for better boating conditions. Sunny, mild temperature, elevated tide, and super smooth water conditions made for a perfect day for boating in the Gulf and meandering through the mangroves into Chokoloskee. The staff was friendly and accommodating of our group as usual. Despite some late cancellations due to unexpected schedule conflicts, mechanical issues with a boat and a dock, we still enjoyed a great kickoff to the season with twenty-one members.

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In Activities, Past Events 2024,

Monday Madness October 2024

On September 30, The McKendricks, Gelfands, Lowells and Kelly Rogers made it to the Star Bar at CJ’s on the Bay for Monday Madness, kicking off the fall season.

Picking up momentum, we rolled into October Madness with 24 members in attendance. as more seasonal members return The Adamsons, Fuhrmanns, Gagnons,  Hendersons, Kernans, Lowells, Millers, Orths, Southards, Tuttles, Vanics, and Jack Bruinsma, Barry Gelfand, Paul Schneeberger were able to attend October Madness. 

I especially enjoy reconnecting with our seasonal members as they return each fall. There is always lots to catch up on as we share our experiences of the summer. If you’re not a regular Madness participant, you’re missing a golden opportunity to get acquainted with new members and establish life long friendships with other members.

We will begin the 50/50 at the November 25 Madness. Mark your calendar and make it a point to join us.

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In Activities, Past Events 2024,

Monday Madness March 2024

A wonderful group of MBYC members gathered at CJ’s Star Bar for drinks and time with friends. We were delighted to welcome Dianne and John Kernan back from their trip to Australia and New Zealand, and to see other new and long-term members. We were delightfully surprised to see Dick & Nancy Traiser who we haven’t seen for some time. Joel and Sherry Fitzjarrald, whose home sustained major damage from Ian, attended and gave us an update on the recovery process.

The winners of the March 50/50 raffle were Dianne Kernan, Holly Erker and Dan Lowell.

Be sure to join us on April 29th for April Monday Madness.

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In Activities, Past Events 2024,

Cruise to ‘Tween Waters & Pink Shell

Our March 11-15 cruise included 6 boats on a great cruise to Tween Waters Marina on Captiva.
The following boats had a great cruise in the Gulf to Redfish Pass into Tween Waters:
• Cookin’ – Brent Susan Cook
• Karine – Bob & Sandy LaMontagne
• Little Suzy – George Suzy Korpash
• Top Shelf – Mike & Maria Adamson
• No Agenda – Mark & Joanne Daugherty
• Tranquil Moments II – Rob & Jean Taylor
Our group enjoyed touring both Sanibel and Captiva on a rented 6 passenger street-legal cart where we found still ongoing repairs from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian.
While on Captiva we did find restaurants that had re-opened since our last visit including The Mucky Duck, RC Otters, The Green Flash and Old Captiva House. It was a great visit, with good friends to the quaint old-Florida style Tween Waters Marina.
On March 15th while Karine went north to Boca Grande, because they missed that marina in January, the remaining 5 boats headed south to Pink Shell Marina. We had a nice calm one hour ride down the ICW.
The Pink Shell Marina has been fully rebuilt since Ian and the resort was back in full operation.
Dave O’Conner, the Pink Shell Dockmaster, greeted us on the dock and managed to keep the 5 boats in close proximity to one another.
Fort Myers Beach remains pretty devastated from the hurricane but most of the debris has been hauled away and just an empty beach remains for much of the town.
We all enjoyed a nice sunset dinner at Rae’s on our first night there and visited a new to most re-located restaurant on the ICW called Fresh Catch Bistro.
Forecasted sea conditions meant we cut our 4 nights stay down to 3 nights but by doing so we had a great ride back to Marco in pretty calm seas.
Most of us on this cruise are now looking forward to boating to Marathon and Duck Key in late April and early May for our last cruise of this season.

Brent
Cruise Leader

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In Activities, Past Events 2024,

Tigertail Lagoon Beach Picnic, March 7, 2024

The MBYC beach picnic at Tigertail Lagoon was held on Thursday, March 7th.

Mother Nature provided us with warm temperatures, moderate cloud cover, calm seas and light winds. Our beach anchorage was pristine.

Originally we had nine boats scheduled to participate.

Unfortunately, two boats had mechanical issues and one had a scheduling conflict.

The members that were able to make the trip were:
Paul and Susan Schneeberger, on “Always Happy”.
Steve and Kathy Stark, Fred, and Becky Bunting, on “Soggy Dollar”.
Jon Schroeder and Betty Ann Berejik on “Hydra Sport”.
Jeff and Patti Jo Wilson on “Muddy Water”
Mike and Maria Adamson on “Mini-Me”
Joel and Sherry Fitzjarrald on “Hurricane Shoel”

Several of us enjoyed deli sandwiches from Big Al’s.
All in all, it was a great day at the beach….relaxing, shelling, and exercising (playing Corn hole).

Our plan is to do a similar trip in the fall.

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