Annual Meeting…
The historic whale’s tooth gavel, used every year since 1908, rapped gently to call to order The Circumnavigators Club Annual Meeting on May 20 at the Penn Club. Official business, such a committee reports and financial updates were given.
Most importantly, our new members of the Board of Governors were elected. For a first term, Graham Bell (Singapore), Jeffrey Peterson (NY Metro), Kevin Short (NY Metro), Brad Vogel (NY Metro) and Gordon Whiting (NY Metro) were elected. Angela McLean (At Large) was elected to a second term. Howard Matson (New York) was elected to a one-year term.
President Ellen Parke welcomed the new governors and thanked the departing governors for their service. Departing from the Board were Jim Arimond (Chicago), Lois Kahan (NY Metro), Terry NG (Singapore), Joe Osentoski (Michigan) and Michael Cocarro (Desert).
Adventurer Speaks…
After the official meeting, Adventurer and Author Albert Podell gave a fascinating presentation to members and guests. With hundreds of photos, he spread his wit and wisdom, recounting stories from his decades of world travel. There will be more about Albert in the next issue of The LOG. Members might be interested in reading about him on his web site www.albertpodell.com.
Can you identify this photo?…
During his presentation, Albert asked for help to identify a photo, the only one of his thousands that he cannot recall. He has shown this photo to more than 20 groups and no one has been able to help. He has hopes that a Circumnavigator might be able to come up with the right answer. Let us know if you can make the ID.
Solar Impulse 2…
The solar-powered aircraft, piloted by Magellan honoree Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borchberg, is currently in Pennsylvania. It is expected that the history-making flight will continue this month with the difficult trans-Atlantic crossing. Members can follow their journey at www.solarimpulse.com.
The Last Shot
The LOG will be coming out early next month, and it will feature member photos from Italy. This breath-taking photo on the Italian coast was taken by Erik Meyer, Naples Chapter, who will be profiled in the publication.
