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BELMONT YACHT CLUB BRIDGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Linenberg Michael Moyer
Commodore
SeaDream Yacht Club Charles Jimenez
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James Johnson Charlotte Mullen
. . . . Vice Commodore DJ Reali
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St. Barths Fred Sosa Eric Schuermann
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San Juan Susan Brown
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Charlotte Amalie Martinique Samantha Malina
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Belmont Yacht Club is located at the
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. BRIDGETOWN - MARIGOT
THOMAS - SAN JUAN 7 Days Jose Salas north end of Belmont Harbor, next to
6 Days SeaDream II SeaDream I Treasurer B dock. New members are always
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IT’S YACHTING, NOT CRUISING | ENJOY THE DIFFERENCE | SEADREAM.COM Catherine Van Dorpe welcome at our club.
Contact Kathryn for special Group Rates: kathryn@largaytravel.com | ph: 630.926.4018 Immediate Past Commodore www.belmontyc.org

NATIONAL BOATING
FEDERATION 2020

By, Capt Walter “Sonny” Lisowski, NBF Director, CYC Past Commodore

The NBF was founded in 1966. Over the years the industry, as well as all its associated businesses, 2019-2020 NBF Executive Committee
NBF has become the largest, Nationwide, organizations, harbors, yacht clubs, marine stores,
non-profit, alliance of recreational boating etc. The list goes on forever. Even our meetings have
organizations. It is comprised of yacht clubs, become virtual. Typically, our meetings are hosted THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF ISSUES THAT
their associations and recreational boating twice a year by various yacht clubs across the NEED OUR ATTENTION:
organizations across the United States. Because of country. That had to come to a halt, for now. • Ethanol in our fuel: E15, continues to be an ongoing
this, the NBF represents over 2,000,000 boaters.
Knowing this, it is no surprise that the boating concern.
We are proud to have our NBF Board comprised season had a slow start. The season, however, • The importance of protecting the Endangered Species
of individuals from all over the United States. gradually picked up. The same was true for the NBF. Act (ESA): In regard to this issue, there was an NOAA
The Chicago Yachting Association has had one Yet our close involvement with all of our members, webinar on October 15, 2020 entitled: National
of their Past Commodores on our NBF Board for including the USCG, kept our hands at the helm Marine Sanctuaries, Revealing the Secret Lives of
years. The Great Lakes comprises a big part of the and/or tiller. Keeping up with all that is marine Sharks.
USA’s boating community. We are proud to have related around the country and in Washington D.C.
that section of the country represented. The CYA, is what the NBF is all about. • The House passed a bill to clean up Marine Debris.
being a renowned Organization in the Midwest, Without the continual efforts of organizations like This bill will reauthorize or establish several important
is represented by its Past Commodore, Walter the National Boating Federation, who would be on wildlife conservation programs.
“Sonny” Lisowski. We are fortunate to be able to top of these issues, like those mentioned above, for • The America's Conservation Act (S. 3051), which was
get regional boaters, like Sonny, who are involved the sake of all of us who love the waters of this great finally passed in both the Senate and House, became
in the various boating sectors of the country due to country? For this, we should all be thankful that the Public Law No: 116-188 in late October.
their affiliations with organizations such as the CYA. NBF continues to represent the varied interests of These are just some of the issues before us that affect
This year, 2020, we have all been faced with the the boating and marine community. the waters we love to be in and on. They may not concern
pandemic that has been treated differently across each of you individually or the area you live in, however,
our nation. That includes the hard hit boating the NBF has an interest in the entire country.

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