SWYC Wine Tasting
2021-07-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Vicki Bradford and Geoff Ghertler will be hosting a wine tasting on July 10th to benefit the Veterans Appreciation day. There will be no charge for this event. However we will ask that a donation be made to SWYC to help fund the Veterans Appreciation day to be scheduled in the near future.

We will be pouring a variety of wines including Sangria, Rose, Sparkling, White and Red. We hope to appeal to all palates. Please bring a glass, and a generous spirit to help make this another fun night at the club. There will also be a raffle for wines at the end of the table. Help us support the brave men that help to defend us, and let them enjoy the club for a day as we do throughout the summer.

If you are comfortable with sharing feel free to bring a dish along.

Please RSVP to:
Geoff Ghertler
gghertler@gmail.com

A snapshot of the wines for the evening.

Bisol “Jeio” Prosecco Rose (Italy)- A paler shade of coral pink in the glass, this is on the drier side of the brut spectrum, with 6.5g/L residual sugar. Not as fruit forward as some, there are delicate hints of red berry fruits and, floral notes.
Toad Hollow Rose of Pinot Noir (CA)- This Rosé has aromas of fresh-picked raspberries, rose petal, and orange blossoms. Flavors are snappy with watermelon, wild strawberry, and a touch of clove. The finish is crisp with acidity and a note of red licorice candy.
Lolea #4 Organic Sangria (Spain)- A delicious wine made certified organic Grenache blended with lemon juice and cardamon. Best served ice cold, or over ice. The good thing about sangria is that it also makes a great base for other mixed cocktails.
Esperto Pinot Grigio (Italy)- The Pinot Grigio grape, a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir from France, gets its name from the Italian word “grigio”, which means grey. This is due to the fact that the grape’s skin color ranges from bluish gray to raspberry-pink. As Napoleon’s armies marched across the European continent, they brought grapes with them. It was during this time that the Pinot Grigio vine took root in Northeastern Italy.
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)- Sourced from vineyards across the Marlborough region, this intense Sauvignon Blanc is alive with a myriad of flavors dominated by gooseberry, passionfruit, fresh citrus, and herbaceous aromas. A classic style SB from New Zealand
La Crema Monterey Chardonnay (CA)- A bright, crisp, and exotic Chardonnay from the cool climate of Monterey, California. On the nose, Meyer Lemon, passionfruit, grilled pineapple and guava. Nectarine papaya and crisp lemon-tangerine notes are complimented by touch of spice and complexing minerality on the palate.
Haut Blanville Pinot Noir (France)- This smooth, clean Pinot Noir tempts with a bouquet of fruit that displays nuances of violet and bruised petals. The palate is medium to full bodied, bright, and juicy with a well-integrated acidity and notes of strawberry and spice.
Troublemaker Red Blend (CA)- Troublemaker is inspired by those early days of pushing boundaries and finding your path. Still stirring things up, we here at Troublemaker are all about challenging the status quo and embracing the journey of life. A big and forward wine from Paso Robles blended from Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah individually aged between 15-27 months.
Matchbook Cabernet Sauvignon- Matchbook Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from grapes grown entirely in our Dunnigan Hills vineyards. The wine opens with the beautiful varietal aromas of mocha, leather, and toasty oak. Plush flavors of blackberry, vanilla, deep red fruit, and olive tapenade are rich and mouth-coating. The dense flavors surround the tannins for a finish that is well-structured and smooth.
Villa Antinori Rosso Toscano- Originally created in 1928 this has become a fine-tuned blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah. It is deep ruby red in color. Its nose is intense, and complex defined by notes of wild berries; blueberries and black currants, and notes of toasted hazelnuts, spices, and vanilla. A full-bodied palate is well rounded with supple velvety tannins and a long savory finish.

Fiesta (SOLD OUT!)
2021-07-24 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
10 years ago, the club started the summer solstice celebration to celebrate the start of the summer. It became a popular event every year but unfortunately last year the event had to be canceled and this year the Covid 19 situation was still too unpredictable at the time of planning.

Now with the successful vaccination program in Massachusetts the confidence level is high, and restrictions removed. So, I like to celebrate a belated start of the summer with the other successful festivity in 2011: A Spanish Fiesta.

Please advise if you are interest in this event on July 24 th at 6:00pm. I will limit the participation for a minimum of 30 and maximum of 40 people to keep some social distancing. I will try to stay within a budget of 15$ per person.

The menu will include authentic Tapas appetizer, Spanish Paella, Estofado, Vegetarian Paella, and more as well as Flan for dessert. However, I will also serve a hot smoked, whole salmon because it became such a signature dish, I had to offer it.

All food will be served via buffet like by masked and gloved volunteers to keep this as comfortable for everyone as possible.

Please send me an email to wscholz@comcast.net, number of participants, if you like to help for set up or preparation or clean up.

Remember hours will count to your working hours assignment.

This will be the only way to sign up as, there will be no signup at the club.

Looking forward seeing you all in person in the new normalcy

Wolfgang Scholz

Veterans Appreciation Day 2021
2021-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
The Board of Governors has decided that we will once again host a Veterans Appreciation Day. It will take place on Tuesday, 27 July from 1 – 4 PM. (Rain date is the 28th). The agenda is as follows: Opening Ceremony, an hour and a half cruise around the Sound – sail or power – followed by a fantastic cookout!

This event is open – free of charge – to all our SWYC members who served or are serving in the armed forces. So, if you would like to attend, please contact Vice Commodore Stott Hiltunen [shilt6511@gmail.com] no later than Friday the 23d.

It’s going to be a great Day! Hope you can be a part of it!

Heritage Days Race
2021-08-08 15:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Race, Pizza & Ice Cream Social

BOG Meeting
2021-08-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
NOTE CORRECTION – Wed, not Thurs

Labor Day Pot Luck
2021-09-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
To sign up for pot luck, email me at Elvira.Schoenthal@gmail.com do we don’t get too many duplicates.

Game Night - DATE CHANGED
2021-09-05 19:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Date is now Sept 5 due to Henri
Whether you’re a ringer at Spades, you can’t resist a Monopoly board, or you’re just game-curious, there is a table for you this Saturday night at Salem Willows Yacht Club.
Game Night begins as early as 6pm and runs until closing time. Come to the club and choose from a stack of a board games to play with friends—or come on your own and join a game with others!
It’s a BYOB party, but we’ll have apps and snacks to keep you fueled up and focused on the challenge at hand.
BONUS ROUND: Test your mariner knowledge starting at 8:30 p.m., when Wayne Shreffler (Yankee) leads a pub-style trivia hour—complete with prizes!
Contact Annie Shreffler with any questions or special dietary requests: 347-526-6846
PS: Have a favorite game you really want to share? Bring it!
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PS – Wayne is a BIG fan of Catan and he’s happy to explain the rules for the Explorers & Pirates edition —

Fall Classic Race
2021-09-19 12:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Notice of Change of Date
Please note the date of the last pursuit race of the season, The Fall Classic Race, has been changed to Sunday, September 19th at noon. The race will be followed by a Racers’ potluck & awards ceremony. More information & registration information will be sent out 2 weeks before the race.
email Jessica_Eddy@icloud.com with any questions

BOG Meeting
2021-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Closing Octoberfest Party
2021-10-09 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Dear Friends
As the 2021 season is coming to a close, we’d like to have one last get together invite you to a German inspired Oktoberfest. The Munich Octoberfest draws annually up to 6 million visitors. It started as a horse race on the meadow in the city to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig to Princess Theresa on October, 15th in 1810. It was such a success and people were drawn to the wedding, the city decided in 1811 to celebrate harvest with an annual agricultural fair (like the Topsfield fair).
Munich, being the beer capital of Germany and the inventor of the lager beer, the event eventual morphed into today’s Bier.
More? see the official website in English https://www.oktoberfest.de/
Unfortunately, the 2021 event was canceled again as in 2020.
The typical foods served at the fair are a whole roasted steer on the spit, spit roasted Chicken and whole roasted Pigs.
Due to space limitations and time constraints at the club we refrained form the Ox and pigs on a spit (spit roasted chicken you can get in every supermarket) we decided to have authentic similar specialties.
We will be serving
Bavarian Cured bratwurst with Elvira’s Potato salad and Braised Red Cabbage, Black Forest Knockwurst with Braised apple Sauerkraut and Pretzels. And for dessert, individual Black Forest Cake.
To cover the cost we are asking for a $8 per person, non refundable when you sign up for this event.
We will serve at noon on October 9th 2021. Please sign up by sending an email, no later then October 5th,to Elvira at Elvira.Schoenthal@gmail.com. Remember, because these are special order items on the menu, if you sign up and don’t show up, you will still be responsible for paying.
Bring your own adult or non-adult beverage ( beer).and lederhosen and Dirndl are encouraged.
Elvira and Wolfgang
BTW
What is the difference between Lager and Ale beer?
Until the 15 century the Beer yeast available could ferment the wort only in warm temperature. Than a new discovered Yeast could suddenly ferment the wort a lower temperature. So, the brewer could brew the beer also in wintertime. The beer was then stored in limestone caves near Munich for the prolonged fermentation and storage. These cave where loaded in winter with ice blocks to keep the temperature around 40deg F. That is the reason for the name Lager, which means warehouse in German. P.S. where did this new yeast came from? Lately, with modern genome testing it was discovered that that this new type of yeast may have its origin from Patagonia (Chile) where a similar specimen was found. Maybe a fruit fly brought this innovation on Magellan’s ship back to Europe. CHEERS

BOG Meeting
2021-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Final BOG Meeting for 2021. Light Dinner to be served. Spouses/SO’s invited.

BOG Meeting
2022-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Long Range Planning Committee
2022-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Jubilee Yacht Club

BOG Meeting
2022-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Jubilee Yacht Club

BOG Meeting
2022-04-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States

Board of Governors Open Meeting
2022-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Commodore Hiltunen invites all members to this open Board of Governors meeting to open the 2022 boating season. A Guest speaker will begin the program, and the Hobbs Award will be presented.
Food and soft refreshments will be served. Please feel free to bring a dessert to share with fellow members. BYOB.
Food Chair: Elvira Schoenthal

Opening BBQ
2022-05-28 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Chairperson: Ben Hernando

Memorial Day Breakfast
2022-05-30 07:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States

Potluck Supper
2022-06-11 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
CHAIRPERSON NEEDED

Boat Inspection
2022-06-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Sign up is at the club.

Summer Solstice Dinner
2022-06-25 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
SWYC Summer Solstice Celebration
Saturday, 25th of June 2022 at 6:30 PM

“White Nights”

Please join us for the SWYC Summer Solstice Celebration with a Scandinavian Feast
Cost-only $15 per person! and $10 for children under 12 years

Sign up online by sending me an email wscholz@comcast.net
Please indicate how many people will be attending and if you would like to help with set up and/or cleanup
The hours of set up and cleanup will count as your work assignment
NOTE: the event is limited to fifty people, so sign up early but no later than June 20th at 5pm

MENU
Appetizers

Smorrebrod with homemade graved lox, smoked Lox, boiled eggs, ham and cheese, herring, and many other goodies I will come up with

Main course

Jaeger schnitzel (chicken) with mushroom sauce and egg noodles
Lingonberry-glazed Pork Loin with pan fried potatoes, rosemary, and garlic
Famous freshly hot smoked whole salmon
Baltic Style turkey meat balls in white capers sauce and rice and peas
Zucchini with Chickpea and Mushroom Stuffing (Vegetarian)
Mixed Salad, Pasta and 7 vegetable salad, Tomato salad with cucumber and feta cheese

Dessert
Kaiserschmarren (emperor pancake) with strawberry sauce and whipped cream
Beverages

homemade Iced Tea
fresh coffee
Ice water

BYOB

Firecracker 500 Race & BBQ & Salem 4th of July Fireworks
2022-07-02
CHAIRPEOPLE for BBQ
Elvira Schoenthal
Julie Menard
Race signup here

Member event
2022-07-07 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Don Bates

Veterans Boating & Sail Day
2022-07-13 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Rain Date is July 14 at 11am

Negro Election Day Picnic
2022-07-16 | Salem Willows Park
SALEM — Where many may say “mission accomplished,” Salem United says “time for the next mission.”
The 281st anniversary of Negro Election Day will run at Salem Willows this Saturday, July 16 — the third Saturday in July, as it has been scheduled for centuries.
But the nature of the event has transformed since Salem United organized to take it over in 2017, as has attention on civil rights issues and ongoing racial unrest in the U.S. the past few years, enflamed by the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others. This has sparked a new generation of advocacy as well as nationwide recognition of Juneteenth.

This year, Negro Election Day will become a state holiday, and Salem United will be the subject of a documentary. and the organization is wasting no time building for the future.
“We’re working on getting a center and museum,” said Doreen Wade, founder of Salem United. “And in the center, we’re going to be working with some of the senators and state reps and organizations that cater to voting.”
Negro Election Day was started in 1741, during the era of colonial slavery, when the Black community came together to elect a leader — a “King” — and lobbyist to advocate for its needs and rights.
The event ultimately moved to the Willows in 1880 and began taking on more of a family festival atmosphere. By the early 2000s, with no real leader driving it, it was also known as the Salem Black Picnic. The phrase, Black picnic, has more recently been strongly discouraged, however, given its historical connection to lynching of Black Americans — a history that has also more recently entered the broader public consciousness alongside growing awareness of Juneteenth.
The effort to make Negro Election Day a state holiday was recently approved by the Senate and successfully cleared the House on Tuesday, ahead of an expected signing ceremony with Gov. Charlie Baker this weekend to make the date a permanent one across Massachusetts, according to state Rep. Paul Tucker.
In 2022, Negro Election Day is “going back to its origin, what it’s always been since 2017 and 1741,” Wade said.
“The Making of Negro Election Day and Black King Pompey,” an in-house documentary expected to hit the Salem Film Festival, will be shown Friday night at the Salem Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty St., beginning at 6 p.m.
The film ties in the origins of the event and the community’s first elected leader, Black King Pompey.
The main entertainment stage at the Willows on Saturday will open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. But there’s even more attention on the parade this year, which will begin at noon and wind through the area until about 1:30 p.m., ending with an awards and recognition ceremony, Wade explained.

The parade will be led by grand marshal Lucas Miller, Salem’s new police chief, along with the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, the Boston Society of Vulcans (a firefighter association), and uniformed police from Beverly, Lynn, Peabody, Salem, Swampscott and the Essex County Sheriff. They will be followed by a contingent from the Salem Fire Department and Atlantic Ambulance.
All of this, Wade said, was very intentional.
“With the way things are going, trying to build unity between the Police Department and community is something big we’re doing,” Wade said. “This parade is going to be one of those factors in maintaining — not just building, but maintaining — through their presence.”
And that’s noteworthy in such a turbulent racial climate, according to Wade.
“The relationship itself is spectacular,” she said, referencing Salem police.
“The chief isn’t being honored because he’s some new guy in Salem and we wanted to impress him. He’s being honored because of his commitment to the history and Salem United. He’s even put a presence on our board.
“In a time when the Black community and the blue community just can’t get together… we’re showing up here on the North Shore that that’s not really a reality here (the tension),” Wade said. “We’re working to take this straight across the state of Massachusetts.”
Tucker, who’s worked to get the House version of the bill passed in recent weeks — Sen. Joan Lovely co-sponsored the Senate version — said the signing of the bill to make Negro Election Day official “is such a well-deserved recognition.”
“This whole system of governance in the Black community was almost lost to history,” Tucker said. “We think this is a part of our history, and people should know. The African American community particularly around here has a tremendously proud history, and that story has to be told.”
For more on Negro Election Day and this year’s events, visit salemunitedinc.org.
Contact Dustin Luca at 978-338-2523 or DLuca@salemnews.com. Follow him at facebook.com/dustinluca or on Twitter @DustinLucaSN.

Wine Tasting Evening
2022-07-16 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Greeting fellow members. Once again, we will be hosting a wine tasting at the club to support the Veterans appreciation day. This is a “no charge” event, but it is intended to be a fundraiser. We ask that you donate or participate in our raffle. The goal is to raise $500.00 to offset the costs to the club for our veteran’s cookout.
Last year we made the tasting a Potluck as well. If you have a dish you would like to share, please bring it. I will be pouring from 5:30-7:30, but the night does not have to end there. If there is still food and wine on the table, the fun should continue. Most importantly glassware at the club is always at a premium. Please bring your own glass. I will have some plastic glasses just in case, but a real glass is always more enjoyable.

Sign up is informal. Just email me. Geoff Ghertler (gghertler@gmail.com). I will be tracking the “Wine Tasting” only and would like to cap it at 40 people.

Hope to see you on the 16th!
Thanks,
Geoff

Invasion with SSYC
2022-07-23 - 2022-07-24 | South Shore Yacht Club, Weymouth, MA, United States
Chair Officers

Heritage Days Race
2022-08-07 | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Pizza & Ice Cream Social – CHAIRPERSON NEEDED
Race signup here

North Shore Concert Band concert
2022-08-09 21:00 - 22:00 UTC | Salem Willows Yacht Club, 190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
North Shore Concert Band concert on August 9 from 9-10 pm.
