September already?…
Peanuts’ Charlie Brown remarked “Summer Flies” and his friend Linus answered “Winter Walks”. For Circumnavigators, the end of summer means the snowbirds head back to Florida and many members wound up a season of travel. But we know that the season doesn’t keep Circumnavigators home and plenty of travel lies ahead. We are working on the next issue of the LOG and count on members to send us a few lines and photos about their recent travels for All Over the Map. Please send to davidamink@me.com.
Congratulations to our Honorary Members
At its August meeting, the International Board decided to renew the tradition of offering honorary membership to Magellan Honorees. The first seven are former recipients of the Order of Magellan. These honorary members are Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Author & historian Simon Winchester, journalist Ann Compton, comedian & travel documentarian Michael Palin, and aviation pioneer Andre Borchberg. Additionally, honorary membership was granted to Lord Richard Faulkner (pictured left) who hosts the UK Chapter’s House of Lords dinner each December and also greets Circumnavigators who travel to London.
The Board approved four new members to join our Great Circle:
Nicholas Fang, Singapore Chapter
Jay Foonberg, Pacific Southwest Chapter
Sng Ren Yeong, Singapore Chapter
Stella Wenner, Naples Chapter
Have You Been to 7 Continents?
35 Circumnavigators have informed us that they have set foot on all seven continents. They will be recognized in the October Circumbits. If you have not done so already, let us know by email if you have also achieved this impressive feat. Contact Tracy Sancilio at club@circumnavigators.org.
Photo Contest Entries
All of the Photo Contest submissions are now shown under the Photos tab at the top of the web site. Thanks to all the participants for sharing their photos and supporting the Foundation.
Circumnavigators: How Many Flights Have You Taken on PAN AM?
Please join us for the PAN AM event on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in New York City. Representatives from the Pan Am Museum Foundation will give a presentation on the history, legacy and adventure of Pan Am World Airways and the exhibits and collected artifacts displayed at their museum in Garden City, New York.
More information and online registration
Download the pdf flyer
Scuttlebutt
Game Show
We recently received an inquiry from a potential new member who told us he heard about The Circumnavigators Club from a contestant on a televised game show in the United Kingdom. Turns out the contestant was none other than UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins. The nationally broadcast show is called Eggheads. How did Helen’s team do? “Don’t ask,” she said.
Happy Birthday
Emmy winning director Neil Mandt (Los Angeles) celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake fit for a Circumnavigator.
An Amazing Race
Susan & Norm Dailey (Washington DC Chapter) recently competed in the Competitours 2019 team event, “The Amazing Race for Normal People.” After signing up for the competition, the only thing they knew was that they had to be in Geneva, Switzerland before July 14, 2019 and the trip would end on July 21, 2019 somewhere in Europe. During the seven-day competition, they went down a mountain coaster (Les Diablerts, Switzerland), herded sheep, built a cardboard car, plus competed in painting, sculpting and cooking challenges in Bellagio, Italy. They ended up in Den Haag, Netherlands participating in a city-wide scavenger hunt and flying drones. There were also many other activities to earn points. Norm recounts, “Alas, we only finished 8th out of 12 teams, but who cares, we had a blast.”
And their team name CircumnaviTwo, reflected their membership in the Circumnavigators Club. Well done, Susan and Norm!
The Last Shot
Do you have a good photo for The Last Shot? Please send to club@circumnavigators.org.
Luck to you!
David A. Mink
International President
davidamink@me.com
