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A Yacht Club in Brooklyn Elects Its First Female Commodore

By Corey Kilgannon

• Jan. 15, 2016

Good evening, Madam Commodore. Congratulations, Madam Commodore. What are you drinking, Madam Commodore?

So went the jovial greetings at a Midget Squadron Yacht Club party last weekend, as the club members — all male — greeted Helen Salogub by her new title.

Ms. Salogub, 60, of Canarsie, Brooklyn, is the club’s only female member, and in December she won an election to become its commodore, making her the first woman to hold the title in the 116-year history of the Midget Squadron, a club as quirky as its name, and as obscure as its location down a dead end in Canarsie, just off the Belt Parkway.

The timing of this party, for the installation of new officers, might seem odd, with temperatures in the 30s and only a few boats tied to the club’s floating docks in Paerdegat Basin , a channel that snakes up from Jamaica Bay to Flatlands Avenue.

But members take the club’s bylaws seriously, and as Ms. Salogub explained, the rules require the installation to be held within the first 10 days of the new year.

“The rules are the rules,” said Ms. Salogub, who was already running a tight ship, looking over the room of revelers and barely sipping from her Heineken.

As the club’s nickname, the Midget, might imply, it is hardly a snooty establishment. With no paid staff, it relies largely on its 60 members to do the boat hauling, party planning and other tasks.

The trophies on the wall are for fishing derbies, darts and motorboat races. The bar serves $1.50 Budweiser cans.

“It’s a workingman’s club,” said Ms. Salogub, whose election is noteworthy, given that many longstanding boating clubs in the city remain male-dominated.

She became the club’s first female boating member when she joined four years ago, and then became the financial secretary. Last year, some members suggested she run to replace the outgoing commodore, and the rest “was just luck,” she said, with the officer running against her dropping out shortly before the election.

“Either he didn’t want to be the commodore,” she said, “or he didn’t want to lose to a woman.”

Women are certainly welcome at the Midget, and there are plenty of wives and girlfriends with important roles, including running the Ladies Auxiliary, which organizes events, such as the coming pool and pasta night.

But only members may hold office and dock a boat at the club, Ms. Salogub said, adding that she might inspire other women to become members, especially given an overall decline in membership after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

The storm damaged many boats and battered the Midget’s unusual clubhouse, a Quonset hut bought from the military and transported piecemeal from New Jersey in the 1950s.

Ms. Salogub said the club was opened around 1900 a bit west of the current location, to which it moved in 1954.

Early members enjoyed a small fleet of motorboats — thus the origin of the name — and would race up the Hudson River to places like Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

“Of course, we always got people calling up asking, ‘Do you have to be a midget to belong?’    ” Ms. Salogub said.

Hearing this, Emidio Ponzi, 74, a club board member who stands 5-foot-4, joked that he should be the permanent commodore, given his height and the club’s name, but that he was never able to find a proper-fitting pair of white slacks for the uniform.

He said another club member advised him to “go to the tall men’s shop and get a pair of shorts and use them as slacks.”

Ms. Salogub, a Canarsie native, said she was delivered by a local doctor who was the fleet surgeon at the Midget Squadron, and that she spent summers fishing off the Canarsie Pier.

For years she kept her boat at Gateway Marina nearby, but when her brother John, a Midget Squadron member, died of cancer several years ago, he left her his brand-new 25-foot Mako with twin outboard engines. She named it the Johnnie Boy in his honor and joined the club.

At the party, she said hello to Richie Treutle, the club chaplain, who during Hurricane Sandy insisted on remaining aboard his 40-foot boat docked at the club.

Mr. Treutle’s wife, Stephanie, president of the Ladies Auxiliary, gave him her blessings along with an ax, to chop his lines quickly if he needed to seek open water.

For the ceremony, Mr. Treutle called Ms. Salogub before the members — “And now, the first woman in the 116-year history of the Midget Squadron” — and Madam Commodore received a salute from each of the past commodores present.

“Did anyone ever think the Midget Squadron would have a woman commodore?” Ms. Salogub asked the applauding crowd. “One hundred and sixteen years later, 2016, here I am.”

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Name Helen Salogub

Who She Is Commodore of the Midget Squadron Yacht Club

Where She’s From Canarsie, Brooklyn

Telling Detail Ms. Salogub is the coordinator of school safety at Clara Barton High School in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. She has worked at the school for 38 years, starting as a teacher.

Dotted with parkland, southeast Brooklyn waterfront is varied and fascinating

By Helen Klein • August 23, 2023 @ 11:27 pm

From Brooklyneagle.com

With waterfront homes equipped with boat docks, numerous boat clubs and huge swaths of parkland, the shore- line of Brooklyn’s Community Board 18 could well be the most diverse not just in the borough, but in the entire city.

CB 18’s 8.4 square miles of area encompass the communities of Mill Basin, Canarsie, Mill Island, Marine Park, Bergen Beach and Flatlands, and all of them, except Flatlands, have direct access to bodies of water as varied as the communities they embrace, including Jamaica Bay, Mill Basin, Fresh Creek, Paerdegat Basin and the waters of Marine Park’s Salt Marsh Nature Preserve.

Some of it — including the homes and boat clubs — is private property. “Mill Island is the only place in the borough of Brooklyn where you can actually have a boat in your back- yard, with the exception of a few spots in Gerritsen Beach,” noted Frank Seddio, a former assemblymember who is also the former chair and former district manager of CB 18.

“We have the most boat clubs and private marinas,” he added. Seddio pointed out, “There are six boat clubs along Paerdegat Basin.” These are the Diamond Point Yacht Club, the Hudson River Yacht Club, the Midget Squadron Yacht Club, the Paerdegat Yacht Club, Row New York Brooklyn and the Sebago Canoe Club. Also within the boundaries of CB 18 are the Boathouse Boat Club, DiMeglio Marina, Kings Plaza Ma- rina, Moonbeam Gateway Marina and Sea Travelers Marina.

CB 18’s waterfront also has a storied history, Seddio said. Canarsie, in its earlier days, was a “seafaring community,” Seddio said, noting that “a lot of the streets were paved [at one time] with oyster shells.” It, as well as nearby Bergen Beach, also had a lot of summer homes, Seddio said, for people who wanted to spend the warmer months in proximity to the water.

To accommodate summer visitors to Canarsie, beer halls and other entertainment venues sprang up, Seddio explained. There also was an amusement park at one time — Golden City — in the general vicinity of Canarsie Pier today, though it was razed in the 1930s in the name of progress, to be replaced by the Belt Parkway.

Much of the CB 18 area is parkland. Some of it is overseenby the city of New York, such as the Salt Marsh Nature Preserve in Marine Park and Fresh Creek Nature Preserve in Canarsie. The rest is under the aegis of the federal government, which controls the properties included in Gateway National Recreation Area such as Dead Horse Bay, Canarsie Pier and Floyd Bennett Field.

The latter, which hosts special events throughout the year, as well as being the home of the Aviator sporting complex, was not only the city’s first airport but also served as a naval base during World War II and afterward. “Destroyers used to dock there,” remarked Seddio, who pointed out that the Gil Hodges Marine Parkway Bridge was built to accommodate the height of large ships that needed to pass under it to dock at Floyd Bennett.

“It rivaled the Brooklyn Navy Yard,” said Seddio.

The Salt Marsh Nature Trail in Marine Park offers a very different experience. Accessed from Avenue U at East 33rd Street, across the street from the park proper, the approximately one-mile-long nature trail wends its way along the verge of the salt marsh, through a landscape defined by native plants that welcomes an array of wildlife, from turtles to swans to ospreys and pheasants, with the roster of birds varying with the season. Open since 2000, the expanse of wetlands, 530 acres in total, has been designated a Forever Wild preserve to protect it.

Marshland is the area adjacent to Fresh Creek — which is bounded by East 108th Street, Flatlands Avenue and Louisiana Avenue. The Canarsie side is only open on special occasions, because of the challenges presented by ongoing maintenance, which currently is undertaken by local volunteers, said Maria Garrett, second vice chair of CB 18 and president of the Fresh Creek Civic Association, who has spearheaded the effort to maintain the area adjacent to the creek.

“It’s at our back door,” Garrett stressed. “We want to keep it clean and tidy.” But, they also want people to learn about the preserve, she said, so on days such as the recent City of Water Day, this past July 15, the gates were open to the public so the preserve’s caretakers could share this community treasure more broadly, while teaching visitors about its importance in the local ecosystem. People wishing to explore the banks of Fresh Creek are able to do so on the Louisiana Avenue side, which is open regularly to the public, Garrett said.

In all, according to city data, 18.69% of the total area of CB 18 is zoned for parkland, more than any other community board in the borough.

It’s no surprise, therefore, abound in the CB 18 area. Those offered on the area’s water- front range from fishing at Canarsie Pier to a host of boating options, from canoes to motorboats.

Clubs such as the Sebago Canoe Club on Paerdegat Basin offer canoeing lessons, noted Garrett.

People also jet-ski “up and down Paerdegat Creek and Mill Basin Creek,” Seddio said.

In addition, urban park rangers occasionally lead boating trips into Fresh Creek from the dock at Seaview Avenue and East 108th Street or into the Salt Marsh, leaving from the nature center at Avenue U and East 33rd Street. Such events are posted on the New York City Parks Department’s website.

The National Park Service also offers waterborne programming, via kayak, leaving from Floyd Bennett Field and other sites within Gateway. For details, go to the calendar on NPS’s website.

But, it’s not just recreation. As the city looks toward its waterways to provide additional transportation options for the people who live, work and play here, CB 18’s waterfront potentially has something to offer in that respect as well.

Residents of Canarsie — whose transportation consists of several bus lines and one subway line, the L, which ends at Rockaway Parkway, leaving much of the neighborhood with limited transit options — have been pushing for years to get ferry service. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio actually promised to bring the service to the neighborhood; that promise, however, is so far unfulfilled, and area residents are mobilizing to try to jumpstart the process.

Jibreel Jalloh, the founder of the Flossy Organization and a member of CB 18, has been leading the charge, spearheading a rally at Canarsie Pier on July 30 to try to bring attention to the issue.

“For too long, our community has suffered from limited transportation options, resulting in congestion, longer commutes and missed opportunities,” Jalloh contends. “We must bridge this gap and demand the connectivity we deserve. A ferry service will open doors to new possibilities, fuel economic growth and enhance our quality of life.”

Jalloh stressed that the neighborhood “is in dire need of another option to get around. Buses are super-packed during commutes, and we have congestion pricing coming,” which, he added, has the potential to impact Canarsie residents in particular, because “Canarsie is a car-heavy community.”

Among those who would benefit from a ferry are the nearly 3,600 people who live in Bay View Houses, a NYCHA development just steps from Canarsie Pier. In general, “Having a ferry here,” Jalloh contended, “is the first step in revitalizing the waterfront community.”

And, he added, ferry service from Canarsie Pier need not be limited to boats going to and from Manhattan; instead, Jalloh suggested, ferries from the pier could go to Kings Plaza, Coney Island and even Kennedy Airport.

The benefits of CB 18’s varied waterfront are clearly nu- merous. But the proximity to the water also brings challenges. Flooding issues became significant in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, particularly in Canarsie, which was the hardest hit of the board’s neighborhoods; the threat is exacerbated be- cause much of the area was built up on marshland.

Former CB 18 Chair Gardy Brazela noted that the Canarsie civic organization he founded, the Friends United Block Association, got its start because basement flooding was such a problem in the area.

“Canarsie was built on a swamp,” he explained, stressing that the sewer system, which – like that in much of New York City — is old, couldn’t handle the added demand, thus the drenched basements. While city agencies, he said, had “alleviated” the problem, “They didn’t solve it.”

Garrett said that Sandy caused flooding from Fresh Creek as well as from overflowing sewers. “All hell broke loose,” she recalled. “I had about three and a half feet of water in my basement.

“Canarsie always had sewer problems,” she added. “All the catchbasins used to flood [after heavy rains] so you couldn’t even walk there.”

Efforts to resolve the issue after Sandy finally bore fruit in 2019 with a coastal protection project that involved installing tide chambers between Avenue K and Seaview Avenue, said Garrett; the chambers work by preventing an overage of water from flow- ing into the sewer system when tides get too high, Garrett ex- plained. That project was finished in 2022, and this past April, new trees and bushes were planted in the nature preserve.

Mill Island — whose suburbs-in-the-city vibe attracts residents such as Sol Needle, president of the Mill Island Civic Association — also experienced flooding. After Sandy, some people, Needle said, “had over 4-1/2 feet of water in their basements.” The next challenge came, he recalled, in trying to get help for homeowners, because residents either didn’t have flood insurance or payouts were limited.

“Eventually,” Needle said, “the federal government stepped up. Otherwise, everyone would have been up the creek.”

Given the board area’s geography, it isn’t surprising there- fore that when CB 18 issued its Fiscal Year 2024 statement of needs — a document prepared by each of the city’s community boards each year — two of the three top priorities articulated relate to parkland and infrastructure resiliency.

“The dream of a restored Floyd Bennett Field for recreational use with water access must not be forgotten,” the board contended. “The restoration of the boat docks at Floyd Bennett Field and at Canarsie Pier would allow for the on-again, off-again use of water ferries at peak times to facilitate the movement of participants of large outdoor events as well as visitors to the Park, the islands off the coast of Canarsie, the sports entertainment complex at Floyd Bennett Field, and it would enable commuter connection with other parts of the borough and city.”

In addition, the board chastised the city for dragging its heels in terms of shoring up the ability of the communities near the water’s edge to withstand a future Sandy-like storm.

Over a decade after Sandy, “We remain appalled by the lack of speed and clarity in not developing a strengthened coastal defense resiliency plan for our shoreline as the first line of defense against flooding and sea level rise,” the FY 2024 statement of needs reads. “The hopes that all the shore communities shared after Oct. 29, 2012, have never been realized and have been ‘washed away’ in a sea of bureaucracy, indifference and red tape. Long-range storm protection remains one of our top priorities. We must continue to partner with all levels of Government to make this battle to protect our shoreline communities a reality rather than another report lying in a pile of reports in some agency.”

Among the measures the board is calling for are seawalls and gates “around the waterfront that could open or close in a storm threat to divert or redirect the surge.”

CB 18 Chairperson Michael Ien recalls the devastation vividly.

“After Sandy, portions of the area looked like a third- world country,” he said. “I hope it doesn’t happen again, but, in the event it does, we need resiliency measures. Sandy was 11 years ago. Not enough has been done, and it’s taking too long.”

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It’s Time To Set Sail For Another Great Boating Season At Midget Squadron!

By   Linda Steinmuller

June 3, 2022

Anchors away!  The Midget Squadron Yacht Club kicked off the 2022 boating season with its annual First Colors Ceremony on Saturday, May 21st.

On a balmy, sunny 90-degree day, officers of the club lined up outside the 122-year-old club for its traditional flag-raising ceremony.  The event always occurs the week before Memorial Day weekend, in time for the unofficial start of summer.

Club Chaplain Bernie Jacobs welcomed members and guests and said a prayer for safety and “the best boating season ever” followed by the National Anthem.

Commodore Howie Rubenfeld has done a fantastic job leading the club since 2017, keeping the club afloat through the Coronavirus pandemic and making improvements to the beautifully-manicured grounds.  During the flag-raising ceremony, club officers saluted their commodore individually.  They were each presented with a flag which was raised on the club’s flagpole.  Those flags will proudly fly high throughout the boating season.

A memorial wreath was placed in Paerdegat Basin by Fleet Captain Ray Rodriquez, accompanied by Kirk Clark, Paulette Simone and Melissa Rubenfeld.  The wreath serves as a memorial and a tribute to club members who have passed away and honors our brave military and all first responders, including New York’s Bravest and New York’s Finest.

The festivities continued with a scrumptious dinner and dessert, as well as entertainment and dancing.

The beautiful Midget Squadron Yacht Club is one of Canarsie’s best-kept secrets and a visit to this lovely oasis feels like an escape from the city.  The club is located at the foot of Seaview Avenue and Paerdegat Avenue North.

Photos by Linda Steinmuller and Alessandro Marra Jr.

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FoodfindsAsia.com | 8 Yacht Clubs and Marinas in the Philippines to Moor Your Boat In | Filipinos’ history as a maritime people date back to prehistoric times. In fact, the Philippines’ basic sociopolitical unit today, the barangay, traces its etymological origins to the balangay , the ancient outrigger boats that were used by precolonial Filipino communities to explore and conquer islands this side of the Pacific. As a people belonging to a seafaring culture, it’s no wonder that modern Filipinos are taking a retrospective look at their glorious past as Austronesian mariners and are developing a renewed love for the ocean and marinas as present-day yachtsmen.

Today, Philippine marinas look to accommodate more and more yachts and other pleasure watercrafts as the years go by. In 2017, an ASEAN Briefing op-ed piece named the Philippines as a country with high potential in yacht industry growth. The natural beauty of the Philippine islands and its fantastic bays, combined with a growing interest in leisurely sea travel, can explain the spike in yachting activities throughout the country.

Are you part of the demographic that’s become enamored of the yachting lifestyle? Do you want to know where in the country you can berth your watercraft? Leading sailboat and motorboat authority Europa Yachts is happy to enter the conversation, and recommends the following locations for discovering the Philippines through yachting. Here is a short list of clubs and marinas in the country, organized by island region.  

Manila Yacht Club and Marina, Manila, Metro Manila

Established in 1927, the Manila Yacht Club and Marina is one of the oldest yacht clubs in all of Asia, and is nestled in the scenic Manila Bay. It is also near other well-known landmarks in the city, such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the headquarters of the Philippine Navy, and the US Embassy. Facilities in the marina include a launching ramp and a fueling center, and the club itself is host to a restaurant and gorgeous function rooms. The Manila Yacht Club only welcomes visitors who arrive by boat, and it charges an initial security deposit of USD 750 upon arrival. Club membership is mandatory for medium and long-term mooring of boats.

Subic Bay Yacht Club, Zambales

The Subic Bay Yacht Club, which was founded in 1998, upholds itself as the country’s premier yacht club. It operates in the deepest bay in the country, and can host vessels well beyond 50 meters in length. Already benefitting from the innate beauty of the Zambales mountains surrounding it, the club hosts a number of other attractions, including its luxury accommodations, swimming pools, and its own movie theater, bowling alley, and nightclub. Those who venture outside of the club’s premises can also shop for well-priced imported goods at the Subic Freeport Zone, engage in water sports , or sign up for diving excursions.

Punta Fuego Yacht Club, Batangas

Peaceful Punta Fuego is a mecca for those who love the sport of sailing. As per its official website, the Punta Fuego Yacht Club aims to serve “a dynamic and vibrant community of boat enthusiasts and yacht owners.” This it does by playing host to a diverse population of watercrafts, from large catamarans and mono-hull yachts to small boats. Non-members of the club may use the berths for up to 3 weeks, and can refuel at the marina’s fueling station. The yacht club offers other amenities such as locker rooms, shower rooms, Internet facilities, a chart room, and a restaurant called Barracuda Bar, which serves delicious fares. Outside of the yachting crowd, Punta Fuego Yacht Club also caters to those wishing to celebrate weddings, conferences, and corporate events in their opulent quarters.

Puerto Galera Yacht Club, Oriental Mindoro

Further south, yachtsmen may moor at the Puerto Galera Yacht Club in Oriental Mindoro, an island location that’s home to tourist attractions like the Sabang Wreck dive site, lively beachfront resorts, and the Malasimbo Music Festival. Puerto Galera Yacht Club has been in operation for almost thirty years and lends services such as refueling provisions and yacht repairs from its marina. Boat owners also enjoy optimal convenience if mooring here, as they can also shop for spare parts in the nearby Batangas port.

Busuanga Yacht Club, Puerta del Sol Bay Marina, Palawan

Beautiful Palawan is a bucket-list destination for many, especially those who dream of cruising its crystalline waters. Accommodating the yachting community in this island province is the Busuanga Yacht Club, which promises secure mooring amidst breathtaking white-sand beaches. Here, each vessel will benefit from a typhoon-safe harbor, easy refueling, and direct access to transportation hubs like the New Busuanga Airport. Adjoining this marina is the Puerta del Sol Bay Resort, which offers luxurious accommodations to visitors. When not atop the deck of a boat, travelers can also explore the lagoons and freshwater lakes of Coron, go shipwreck diving, or relax in the hot springs of Maquinit.

Iloilo Sailing Club, Arevelo, Iloilo City, Iloilo

Iloilo Province is home to some of the country’s most beautiful old-world architecture, a flourishing ecotourism industry, and delectably fresh seafood cuisine. What will round off an unforgettable visit to Iloilo, however, is an excursion to the Iloilo Sailing Club on a leisure watercraft. The club accepts visitors and encourages membership in the case of medium and long-stay mooring. It also hosts a number of amenities and activities, including a dinghy storage, a beach bar and restaurant, and classes for those who want to learn about sailing. In recent months, the Iloilo Sailing Club has also been a convenient meet-up point for big maritime events, such as the Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta and the Seafarers’ Job Fair.

Cebu Yacht Club, Mactan Island, Cebu

The historic Mactan Island in Cebu was the site of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines. Now known as a commercial hub that hosts a prolific furniture and musical instruments industries, Mactan is also the location of the Cebu Yacht Club, an institution that is beloved by the locals. Aside from being an ideal spot to restock on much-needed fuel and supplies, the Cebu Yacht Club is also a trusted club to commission for boat repairs. There’s a good vibe in this club for everybody, as it sports both luxury accommodations and a waterfront strip of restaurants that laid-back diners can frequent. MINDANAO

Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Davao del Norte

The Holiday Oceanview Marina is a major attraction of Samal Island in Davao del Norte Province, one that welcomes Filipino and foreign yachtsmen alike to moor within its premises. The space is quite roomy, in fact, with 56 berths that can fit vessels up to 15 meters in length. The club also has a boat ramp that can accommodate boats up to 18 meters in length. The well-guarded and weather-safe marina is a gateway to some of Mindanao’s finest attractions, such as the Pearl Farm, Hagimit Falls, and Giant Clam Sanctuary.  

There’s no better way to discover the Philippines from end to end than getting onboard a seaworthy vessel and going on a long cruise, with stops in some of the most beautiful places in the country. Find a safe harbor in any of these major clubs and marinas, and participate in the renaissance of sailing in the Philippines.

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We conduct Moscow river tour on Radisson Flotilla boats all year around!  It’s warm inside during winter months, while there’s air conditioning during hot summer days. You may also treat yourself to drinks, lunch or dinner on board (drinks and food are not included in tour price).

The cost of an excursion with a personal guide for 1 person

Quay at Radisson Collection Hotel

Government Headquarters ("the White House")

Kievsky Railway Central

Novodevichy Convent

Luzhniki Stadium

Academy of Sciences

Monument to Peter I

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Moscow Kremlin

St.Basil's Cathedral

Novospassky Monastery

U-turn and back to Quay at Radisson Royal Hotel

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See photo of the meeting point