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The Publisher ***** Jul 26, 2010, 8:29 AM Post #1 of 18 (8628 views) Shortcut Yacht Club House Drinks Log-In to Post/Reply Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverages is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. Scuttlebutt sought a list of what these house drinks were, and used the all powerful Facebook to do so. Here is what has been learned so far: Larchmont YC (Larchmont, NY) - Montesano Cooler Seawanhaka Corinthian YC (Oyster Bay, NY) - Southside Indian Harbor YC (Greenwich, CT) - Black Top Bay Head YC (Bay Head, NJ) - Steak Knife St. Francis YC (San Francisco, CA) - Sloe Gin Fizz CORRECTION: Ramos Fizz Bayview YC (Detroit, MI) - Hummer Madison Beach Club (Madison, CT) - Lightning Monterey Peninsula YC (Monterey, CA) - MOP (Myers OJ and Pineapple) Southern YC (New Orleans, LA) - Red Drink (aka Planter’s Punch) Eastport YC (Annapolis, MD) - Juanita's Margarita American YC (Rye, NY) - Planter's Punch, Rochester YC (Rochester, NY) - Wedge Royal Burnham YC (Essex, UK) - Max's Special YC’s along the Gulf Coast - Bushwacker Can you add to this list? - Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt

snydersail * Nov 3, 2010, 6:08 PM Post #2 of 18 (7895 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Dillon Yacht Club (Dillon, CO): Microburst

pjclauss * Nov 3, 2010, 6:19 PM Post #3 of 18 (7889 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Shrewsbury Sailing & Y.C. (Oceanport, NJ) - Shrewsbury Swizzle

mfraser * Nov 4, 2010, 3:38 AM Post #4 of 18 (7859 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Not my club, but you must include Severn Sailing Association's Dark 'n Stormy with house made ginger beer! yum.

The Publisher ***** Nov 7, 2010, 10:27 AM Post #5 of 18 (7772 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply The Boston Yacht Club has the Three Bean Soup served hot or cold. It is sambuca with three coffee beans and a vanilla stick. Served cold the Sambuca is chilled and served straight up with three coffee beans. Served hot, sambuca with three beans and a match to create a flaming delight. Thank you, Philip E. DiCarlo

The Publisher ***** Nov 8, 2010, 6:43 AM Post #6 of 18 (7746 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply The drink at the Stillwater Yacht Club in Pebble Beach is “The Crystal Yummy” - Bombay on the rocks – named by Harvey Kilpatrick with help and testing from several members of the Allure crew. - Pat Bradley

PaulK **** Nov 17, 2010, 6:17 PM Post #7 of 18 (7626 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Our club tradition is that we don't have a bar. We're out sailing.

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 9:45 AM Post #8 of 18 (5654 views) Shortcut Re: [PaulK] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply I am stunned that Chicago Yacht Clubbers did not offer up the Thunderhead...the lore offers the Pink Pony on Mackinac Island as the originator and many racers crave one upon finishing the Chicago-Mac race...upon my last visit to CYC two weeks back, the lunch time bartender at Monroe Street carried on the technique of pouring the Myers Dark gently so it remained at the top of the blended Tom Collins...when you drink it through a straw, the final sips are a full on thunderhead of rum... John W. Bergan

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 9:47 AM Post #9 of 18 (5653 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply From Bob Brenac Anyone - but anyone - who has finished a Sydney Hobart Race MUST have quaffed a few "Mutton Bird Repellents". Ultra-famous CYCA 'apres race' (or sometimes, during race) tippler.

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 11:56 AM Post #10 of 18 (5649 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply From Peter Doncaster: Chicago YC (Belmont) - Thunderhead Wayzeta YC - Gay Buddy i.e. (Mount) Gay Buddy (Melges) Similar to an Arnold Palmer only w/ Mount Gay Rum

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 11:58 AM Post #11 of 18 (5647 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply At South Beach YC in SF, after a search that even included a contest last year, we've popularized the Geoff Daw (or simply "A Daw") in honor of a beloved member who died of cancer a bit more than a week ago. The Daw is a Bombay Sapphire and tonic, lime, and a float of Sapphire on the top. Appropriate enough as our burgee is nearly a sapphire blue. At Geoff's 8-bells celebration on Saturday, "gimme a Daw" rang out and we went through nearly a dozen large bottles of his favored gin. We also enjoy a Herbie on the Rocks with our friends from the Bay Area of Disabled Sailors. Herb Meyer does not have use of his legs and only limited use of an arm, but that doesn't stop him from sailing. One day, he got caught on the wrong side of current and wind, and he ended up on the rocks near the St. Francis Yacht Club (he's a member there, along with BAADS where he's past commodore and a member of the SBYC board). To revive his spirits, he tossed back what became known as a Herbie on the Rocks. I'll have to check on the mixer, but it involves Meyer's Rum and, of course, rocks. Paul V. Oliva

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 12:02 PM Post #12 of 18 (5645 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Starting back in the late 50's, West Coast sailing great Jake Wosser started a trend at the San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere, CA), with his favorite drink named the "Spooli-Oooli". A simple concoxion...vodka and orange juice. The "Spooli-Oooli" is still served at the bar in fond memory of one of the greatest sailors in West Coast history. HAP MCGILL

The Publisher ***** Apr 27, 2011, 3:10 PM Post #13 of 18 (5638 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Here is the latest complete list that includes recent contributions: American YC (Rye, NY) - Planter's Punch Bay Head YC (Bay Head, NJ) - Steak Knife, Light & Dark Bayview YC (Detroit, MI) - Hummer Chicago YC (Chicago, IL) - Thunderhead City Island YC (City Island, NY) - Dark and Stormy Club de Yates de Acapulco (Acapulco, MEX) - una Betty Cruising YC of Australia (Darling Point, NSW) - Mutton Bird Repellents Eastport YC (Annapolis, MD) - Juanita's Margarita Edgartown YC (Edgartown, MA) - Planter’s Punch Indian Harbor YC (Greenwich, CT) - Black Top Lake George YC (Lake George, NY) - Indian Joe Larchmont YC (Larchmont, NY) - Montesano Cooler Madison Beach Club (Madison, CT) - Lightning Monterey Peninsula YC (Monterey, CA) - MOP (Myers OJ and Pineapple) Newport Harbor YC (Newport Beach, CA) - Mai Tai Ocean Beach YC (San Diego, CA) - 12-pack of Natural Light Pewaukee Yacht Club (Pewaukee, WI) - Special (lots of Mount Gay) Rochester YC (Rochester, NY) - Wedge Royal Burnham YC (Essex, UK) - Max's Special Royal Nassau Sailing Club (Nassau, Bahamas) - Yellow Bird San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere, CA) - Spooli-Oooli Scuttlebutt Sailing Club - Cadillac Margarita Seawanhaka Corinthian YC (Oyster Bay, NY) - Southside South Beach YC (San Francisco, CA) - Geoff Daw (or simply "A Daw") Southern YC (New Orleans, LA) - Red Drink (aka Planter’s Punch) St. Francis YC (San Francisco, CA) - Sloe Gin Fizz Texas Corinthian YC (Kemah, TX) - Rum Gums Wayzeta YC (Wayzata, MN) - Gay Buddy YC’s along the Gulf Coast - Bushwacker - Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt

YCYC *** Apr 28, 2011, 6:38 AM Post #14 of 18 (5204 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply New York Yacht Club (Newport Station) - The "Hillslide"

The Publisher ***** May 2, 2011, 9:05 AM Post #15 of 18 (4888 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Hello and Cheers! My name is Juanita Hopkins and I am the bartender/bar manager at the Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis. While my margaritas have slayed many a liver, my Rum Punch is our other equally if not more popular signature drink at EYC that is becoming world reknown. EYC hosts a plethara of regattas every year and I have been there 13 years. In the winter months, for the Frostbite series on Sundays, I make 2 hot drinks: The Kitchen Sink Coffee (everything but the kitchen sink is in it) and The Chocolate Bomb (fondly known as the Chocolate Boom Boom). I can divulge recipes if you would like. Many thanks for your great publication!! (PS - I am also an attorney with a bartending habit)! Juanita

brubat * May 4, 2011, 11:33 AM Post #16 of 18 (4657 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply Cruising,Boozing and Snoozing Club: Goat Island Ice Tea

Starboy7977 * Jun 21, 2011, 1:00 PM Post #17 of 18 (3564 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply The Dillon Yacht Club (the Nation's Highest and host of the World's Highest Regatta) has the Goslings Dark N Stromy for their drink.

MEsposito ** Jun 27, 2011, 9:34 AM Post #18 of 18 (3384 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] Yacht Club House Drinks [In reply to] Log-In to Post/Reply As a former member of Chicago Yacht Club, I always heard that the credit for the Thunderhead belonged to Nick Romero, who held various positions in a long career at the club, before eventually opening his own establishment. If he didn't create it, he certainly made the definitive version. What is served now at CYC as a "thunderhead" bears but a faint resemblance.

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