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Westlake Yacht Club in the News |
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Conejo Valley Life, Oct 29, 2004 At Westlake Yacht Club, it's the Lifestyle |
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If you want to enjoy boating and parties on the beautiful lake in Westlake Village, you have are only three options:
1. Pay $1,000,000+ If you picked option 1 or 2, go to the back of the class! Option 1 is buying a house on the lake. Option 2 is waiting for a slip and then buying a boat; but this is only available if you live in the area near the lake. Option 3 is joining Westlake Yacht Club (WYC) and using our boats, and this option is open to everyone - boat ownership and local residency are not required. Small wonder that so many Conejo Valley residents are joining WYC. Here are some great stories about a few of Westlake Yacht Club's newest members. Midge and Ernie Colton recently moved back to Westlake Village. They joined WYC because Midge had been a member some years earlier. Ernie says "This is more of a social life than I've had for the last 30 years. WYC has turned out to be more pleasant than I expected - I'm more than happy. Everyone's been so friendly and nice." Jon Payne of Calabasas is a busy executive with limited time for recreation with his young family. He joined WYC because it "offers a great lifestyle. WYC provides ready-to-go boats (electric and sail) on a local lake at extremely minimal cost, and that's coupled with great social events." Rick and Elena Williams and their 3-year old son Taylor live in Agoura Hills. Rick says "WYC provides unique access to the lake, where else can you enjoy sailing and boating in this area?" Jan and Kathleen Schiffmann live in Newbury Park. She is a high school counselor; he is a computer scientist. They enjoy biking, hiking and softball. Now they've decided to meet new friends and learn to sail. Kathleen says "Westlake Yacht Club has a great location. I love to sit outside and enjoy the view. I like that Westlake Village is a great, small community where it's easy to get to know people. Some people think yacht clubs are filled with stuffy old men in peculiar uniforms, but WYC is cool and casual. I can sit with different people on different nights and make new friends each time." Bill and Claire Meyer of Malibu have a 13-year old daughter, Kate who enrolled in WYC's Summer Sailing program and won second place in our charity Sail-a-Thon. Claire proudly told us that Bill is a cancer survivor. Stanford University doctors said he had end stage throat cancer (even though he's never smoked) and advised him to quickly settle his affairs because there was nothing they could do to save him. But with his family's support, Bill never gave up hope. He tried many treatments including a severe, experimental regiment of radiation therapy. He lost 95 pounds and barely survived, but the cancer was destroyed. Now six years later, Bill is still cancer-free. I'm particularly touched by Bill's story since I was once head of R&D for the world's leading manufacturer of radiation therapy equipment. Claire bought a WYC membership for Bill as a surprise present, so he could spent his free time sailing with Kate. Claire says, "WYC provides a wonderful opportunity for families to get together and have wholesome, outdoor fun. The summer sailing program for kids is a great asset to the community - it adds tremendous value." George and Leslie Cavelli live in Westlake Village. George is a CPA and Leslie is a registered nurse. George sums it all up very well, "with all these activities, WYC's not leaving me any spare time". For more information about Westlake Yacht Club call 818-700-5257 or visit us at www.westlakeyc.org. -- Robert Piccioni, Rear Commodore |