Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor Presented by: Dennis Hale

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1 The Erie Yacht Club s March Fellowship Dinner Join us: Wednesday March 11, 2015 For an Evening of Camaraderie with Friends and the Erie Yacht Club Family with a presentation of: Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor Presented by: Dennis Hale Cocktails 6:00PM Dinner 6:45PM Menu Mixed Greens Salad Mediterranean Stuffed Pork Loin with Herbs de Provence & Burre Rouge Sauce Roasted Tomato & Zucchini Couscous Lemon Cream Meringue Reservations: $18.00 includes tax & gratuity Can you imagine being aboard a Great Lakes freighter and watching it being ripped in half by gale force winds and then being tossed into the frigid waters of Lake Huron as the boat sank? Thirty-eight hours later you are the only survivor of a crew of twenty-nine. Nothing could prepare Dennis Hale for his tragic experience on the steamship Daniel J. Morrell on November 29, Dennis and three others made it to a life raft only to face thirty-foot waves, sixty-five MPH winds and freezing temperatures. The sole survivor persevered two nights, clad only in a lifejacket, peacoat and his underwear as his three shipmates perished before his eyes. There is no way he should have lived through this ordeal of physical pain and mental anguish. Dennis grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio. He is the author of Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor, in which he tells his amazing story of his incredible survival. He has spoken about his survival all around the country, from school assemblies, to corporate functions. *Special dietary restrictions must be noted when making a reservation. *All reservations will be put into tables of 10. Please specify whom you would like to sit with. *Due to demand, no shows & cancellations within 24 hours will be billed*

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4 Featuring Dirty Drink & Dinner Specials! Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Clubhouse Deck 6:00 PM Live Entertainment By: Uncharted Course The act of sock burning began as a tradition in the town of Annapolis, MD in the mid 1980 s, according to the Annapolis Maritime Museum. It is celebrated in conjunction with the spring equinox when day and night are of equal length everywhere on earth. In the boating community, it is highly frowned upon to wear socks with your shoes between the spring and fall equinox. The act of burning socks began with the boatyard employees who worked on the boats year round. Their socks would get filled with paint, sawdust, fiberglass, and other materials throughout the winter months and come spring they lit their socks on fire as a way to show their hard work was done and the boats were ready for another season. There is one exception to this sockless rule: If on a given day the temperature drops below 30 Fahrenheit and the wind gusts over 17 knots, one can wimp out and don socks. This is known as the Wimp-Chill Factor. The Erie Yacht Club will be wimp free as we host your Sock Burning Happy Hour. Ode to the Sock Burners Them Erie boys got an odd tradition When the sun swings to its Equinoxical position, They build a little fire down along the docks, They doff their shoes and they burn their winter socks. Yes, they burn their socks at the Equinox; You might think that s peculiar, but I think it s not, See, they re the same socks they put on last fall, And they never took em off to wash em, not at all So they burn their socks at the Equinox In a little ol fire burning nice and hot. Some think incineration is the only solution, Cause washin em contributes to the Lake s pollution. Through the spring and the summer and into the fall, They go around not wearin any socks at all, Just stinky bare feet stuck in old deck shoes, Whether out on the water or sippin on a brew. So if you sail into the Basin on the 18th of March, And you smell a smell like Limburger sautéed with laundry starch, You ll know you re downwind of the Erie Yacht Club docks Where they re burning their socks for the Equinox. - Jefferson Holland

5 The Erie Yacht Club s Easter Sunday Brunch Buffet: Assorted Breakfast Breads, Seasonal Fresh Fruit Deluxe House Salad Bar, Smoked Salmon Display Serving Assorted Mini Quiche, Made To Order Omelet Station, Scrambled Eggs 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Apple Wood Smoked Thick-Cut Bacon, Maple-Sage Turkey Sausage Reservations Required, Home Fried Potato Medley, Belgian Waffles with Toppings Greek Roasted Leg of Lamb, Honey Dijon Roasted Turkey Bourbon Molasses Smoked Ham, Cheddar Mac & Cheese Steamed Broccoli, Roasted Asparagus with Hollandaise Chef s Selection of Fresh Desserts Adults $21.95 ~ Ages 11 to 15 $ to 5 $10.95 ~ 4 and under Free!! Plus Tax & Gratuity Sunday April 5, 2015 Entertainment by Erie s Own Marty O Conner Duo!

6 March 2015 at the EYC Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Cocktails & Color 4 PM, $35pp Reservations Required, March Chef s Features Club Reopens Today Corned Beef Dinner Lasagna Chicken Parmesan 11 Baked Sole Fellowship Dinner 18 Tacos Sock Burning Party 25 Scallops April 5 th Easter Sunday 8 th Fellowship Dinner 11 th Wine Tasting 15 th Taxpayer s Bawl 24 th Beer Tasting 12 $1.50 Tacos 19 Trivia Night Greeks: Burgers, Dogs, & Fries 26 Trivia Night Wing Night Trivia Night 13 Fry 20 Fry 27 Fry Lake Shore Th Sun 11:30 2 pm, 5 9 pm Mon Wed CLOSED Kahkwa Club Wed 11:30 2 pm Th-Sat 11:30 9 pm Sun 10 1:30 pm You are Welcome to use The Kahkwa Club, Lake Shore Country Club or The Erie Club during our week of Shutdown. Erie Club M-Th 11:30 2 pm, 6-9 pm Sun CLOSED