December 2015 Circumbits

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A message from the Board of Governors

Effective January 1, 2016, the Club’s annual dues will be $175 except for members under age 30, who will pay $100.  The initiation fee will also increase to $175 except for applicants under age 30, who will pay $100.  The initiation fee for the spouse or partner of a member in good standing will also be just $100.  A couple applying together will pay $225.

It had been ten years since the last increase in Club fees.  The Board felt that this modest change was needed to continue providing sufficient rebates to New York Metro and the Chapters to support their events.  In addition, the increase will ensure that The LOG and the Log Express remain the quality publications that we have come to enjoy.  Finally, it will ensure that the Club is able to adopt new administrative technologies and software.

Thank you for your support of our historic organization.

The Winter LOG will be out soon

With lots of great stories and photos from our members, The LOG will be arriving to your address before Christmas. Please share your comments with headquarters and it’s not too early to give suggestions for stories for the first LOG of 2016.

The Last Shot

 

Winter is coming with its cold and beauty (if you live in the north). Here is a shot of a snowbound cardinal in Pennsylvania, taken by this writer.

Happy Holidays to all our members, families and friends.

 Luck to you!!

davidsig

 

 

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications

November 2015 Circumbits

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Holiday Spirit and a Special Celebration…

charlieCircumnavigators will join together for a holiday celebration and to honor illustrious member Charlie Blaisdell on his 100th Birthday. A past president and active in the Club for decades, Charlie hasn’t lost his sense of humor. At a recent gathering, he said he wanted to dispel the rumor that he was one of the Club founders! Charlie has lots of  great stories and it will be a treat to join him for this big event.

The party will be held on December 10 at the Explorers Club, located at 46 E 70th Street in New York City. Contact Tracy Sancilio at headquarters to make a reservation for this event, or use the form here. It will be a lot of fun in beautiful NYC during the holidays.

 

Heading to Florida this season?…

The Chapters in Naples and Palm Beach have a great line-up of programs and events. Out of town members are welcome to attend. Contact Tracy for more information. Here are some of the events:

Palm Beach Chapter

December 7—Harvard Professor Joyce Chaplin is coming down from Cambridge to speak about her book “Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit.” This is the first full history of around-the-world travel.

January 17—Jennifer Conover, the Step Granddaughter of the Dowager Queen of Palm Beach, will speak about cruising the world and the rebirth of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s luxury yacht “Sea Cloud” at the “The Greatest Mansion Ever Built—Mar-a-Lago.”

February 21—Fellow Chapter member and Astronaut Robert Crippen will update us on the Cosmos. Robert is a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.

March 13—Circumnavigator Erick Reickert will give an illustrated view of his and Susan’s sailing circumnavigation.

March 21—Lady Susan Reickert has organized a “Fashion Show for Travelers” at the Chesterfield Hotel in Palm Beach.

April 17—The St Andrews Club, hosted by John and Annette Ahern, will have a program after lunch featuring Historian Tom Ambrose and Jim Donley (100 countries visited & why) will give views of their travels.

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photo by Roger Weatherburn Baker

Naples Chapter

November 8—Photographer and writer Roger Weatherburn Baker will give an illustrated program—Impressions of India. (See more of Roger’s photos in the Foundation Photo Contest gallery)

January 10—Matt Guthmiller, holder of the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to fly solo around the world, will talk about his adventure.

February 7—Circumnavigator James Duke will present Ancient Rome without a Sea of Tourists.

March 20—Magellan honoree, former White House correspondent Ann Compton will discuss her decades covering Presidents and flying on Air Force One. Ann gave a riveting presentation at the Magellan event last April in Washington DC.

The Last Shot

Circums Pat and Paul Buescher (Pacific Northwest) visited the spectacular hot air balloon event in Albuquerque, NM.

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Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Luck to you!

davidsig

 

 

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications

 

October Circumbits

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oct15circumbitsDC Foundation Luncheon

The Washington DC Chapter held its annual Foundation luncheon on September 19. Circumnavigator Christopher Sinclair surprised International President Ellen Parke by presenting her with 12 vintage copies of The LOG, dating from 1911 to 1929. Christopher found them through an antique dealer in Atlanta. They will make a welcome addition to our Club archives and we thank Christopher for his generosity.

Send Your News for The LOG

The next issue of The LOG is in the works, scheduled for publication in early December. Please send us info for our column All Over the Map. We just need a sentence or two about members’ recent travels or upcoming trips. We also need information for Scuttlebutt. This is non-travel information about our members. For example, we congratulate UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins for her recent selection as one of the top 25 female financial advisors in the United Kingdom. The honor recognized her professional work and also her community service, including her dedicated work with the Circumnavigators. Finally, do you have a good story for The LOG?  Please send all info to us at info@circumnavigators.org.

badgesGet Your Handmade Club Badge Now

Our new Blazer Badges are now available. These badges were handmade in Sialkot, Pakistan by a skilled craftsman. Sialkot, in the Punjab, has been the center of the world’s badge making industry since the 1800s. So, when you purchase a Circumnavigator Badge you can wear it with pride.  Not only because it represents our old and distinguished club, but knowing it comes from one of the most renowned badge-making families in the world, handmade in a 12th century city once part of the Mughal Empire. We now have a very limited number of badges, which cost $50 each. We will order more, depending on response, so let us know if you want one.

Photo Contest Winners Announced

Our highly successful Photo Contest is outlined in a following post on this page. Please make sure to review all the great photos here. Thank you to all participants for helping to raise funds for the Circumnavigators Foundation.

The Last Shot

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Our next LOG will feature Birds of the World. This shot was taken by Roger Weatherburn Baker (Naples) of a pair of endangered African penguins.

September Circumbits

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Farewell, Summer…

nkoreaWhere has it gone? As usual, Circumnavigators were all over the map this summer, although our travels are anything but seasonal. Ray Olson (Washington DC Chapter) has reported in from North Korea. The photo shows Ray and his group at the mausoleum in Pyongyang which displays the bodies of former leaders Kim Il Song and Kim Jong Il. No photos were allowed inside. Ray mentions that there is a recent fascinating article about similar “glass” coffins in the Washington Post…New Yorker Sue Murphy, Club secretary and governor, took her Club cap on a tour of Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Greece. If you are under 60, you might have to google “Kilroy was here”, but our Club cap has made a Kilroy journey through the region.
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Julianne McLean

Our condolences to Angela McLean…

Julianne McLean, mother of Club Governor Angela McLean, passed away recently in Wichita, Kansas. Julianne, a remarkable woman and concert pianist, was a survivor of the sinking of the Andrea Doria in 1956. She spoke on the tragic incident to the Circumnavigators Club in 2006 on the 50th Anniversary of the sinking. Her story was featured in a recent issue of The LOG which you can find here.

Circumnavigators Photo Exhibit & Contest…

Thanks to the many Club members who submitted photos for this event. More than $1000 was raised for the Circumnavigators Foundation. Our members will enjoy viewing the many outstanding photos. The “winners” will be announced in The LOG Express, coming out later this month. After the announcement, all entries will be available for view on the Club web site.

The Last Shot

We are giving our Last Shot to International President and Washington Nationals “fanatic” Ellen Parke. This sunset at Nationals Park was taken as Ellen remained hopeful that the Nationals might make the playoffs. Our apologies to all our Circumnavigators who are Mets fans.

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Luck to You!

davidsig

 

 

David A. Mink
Chair, Communications

August 2015 Circumbits

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LAST CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS!

The Circumnavigators Club Photo Exhibit & Contest is drawing toward its August 15 deadline. We have already received many great shots, helping to support the Circumnavigators Foundation. It’s quick and easy to contribute—no forms to fill out or photos to be framed and shipped. Just email your photos as a attachment to photocontest@circumnavigators.org, along with your name and brief description. The $10 fee for each photo is a tax-deductible contribution to the Foundation. Winners will be announced in September.

Here is the winning shot from the landscape category from the last Exhibit.

Tequila Sunrise, taken by Mark Hauptman in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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JOHN E. JOHANNESSEN 1920-2015…

augustWe are sorry to report that Past President John Johannessen has passed away. John was an important Club member, especially in the 1960s and 1970s when he served as President and was engaged in many Club activities, including the Foundation. Born in Denmark, John last lived in Fort Myers FL after many years in Tenafly NJ and Grantham NH. During World War II, he served as a B17 pilot with the 390th Bomb Group. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations were requested for the Circumnavigators Club Foundation. Many of our current members have fond memories of John with his enthusiastic and dignified personality. There will be more about John in the next issue of The LOG.

THE CLUB HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE…

If you are a Facebook user, did you know that the Club has a private page for members only? Perhaps you are thinking of going to Bali or Antarctica and want some advice. Post your question and it is likely that you will get an answer from a Circumnavigator. You can also follow news from our Chapters and Magellan recipients. To join, click here, or search Facebook for “Circumnavigators Club” and ask to join the group. One of the two Club administrators who manage the page will admit you.

katieWELCOME TO OUR YOUNGEST MEMBER…

Katie Koontz, 18, of Haddonfield NJ has become our youngest member, supplanting our young adventurer Matt Guthmiller who has almost reached the ripe old age of 21. Since she was 14, Katie wanted to be a Circumnavigator and this summer her dream came true with an Around-the-World journey and admission to the Club. Her whirlwind trip took her to Rome, Venice, Dubai and Beijing. Katie heads off for her freshman year at William & Mary this month. Oh, did this writer mention that he is Katie’s grandfather? Congratulations and Luck to you, Katie!

 

THE LAST SHOT

Circumnavigator Suzanne Frye (New York Metro) took this stunning shot of camels on Cable Beach, Broom, Western Australia.

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Luck to you!

davidsig

 

 

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications

July 2015 Circumbits

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Don Parrish at the South Pole

Don Parrish at the South Pole

Don Parrish  – honored by BBC Travel

Circumnavigator Don Parrish, the world’s most traveled person, was honored by BBC Travel as one of six “Travel Pioneers of 2015”.  You can read the fascinating profile by going to www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150326-travel-pioneers.

Circumnavigator Members meet Mark Kelly at the Million Dollar Round Table

UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins, C. Brian Heckert from Chicago and C. Peter Byrne from Australia attended the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) in New Orleans, an international conference for the top performing insurance professionals in the world. Ten thousand members attended, including 2012 Order of Magellan recipient Mark Kelly.

C. Peter Byrne with UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins and business partner Jayne White at the Australian welcome party.

C. Peter Byrne with UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins and business partner Jayne White at the Australian welcome party.
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C. Helen Jenkins with C. Brian Heckert, the next Million Dollar Round Table President for 2015-2016.
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Captain Mark Kelly with C. Helen Jenkins.

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International President Ellen Parke meets Matt Guthmiller at the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum

On June 20, C. Matt Guthmiller flew his leased Beechcraft Bonanza in from Boston for the Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display.  The Beechcraft Bonanza is the same plane he flew in his record-breaking solo circumnavigation last summer. C. President Ellen Parke was there to greet Matt at the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum near Dulles Airport.

Our Foundation Scholars are on their way around the world!

Follow our Scholars as they travel by logging onto their blogs:

Annie Carson – Arizona State University
summerwanderer.wordpress.com

Jonathon McBride – Northwestern University
http://blog.undergradresearch.northwestern.edu/blog/mcbride/

Kevin Dupont – Brandeis University
onetweetchangeditall.wordpress.com

Hannah Gerdes – Georgetown University
https://theinvisibleweight.wordpress.com

Gareth Evans – University of Liverpool
http://garethevansleeds.wix.com/peaceprocesses

Tom Maher BdayTom Maher Celebrates his 96th Birthday!

C. Tom Maher celebrated his 96th birthday on June 17th at the Pelican March Club in Naples, FL.

 

The LOG is in the Mail

Your issue should be arriving in the mail any day. If you do not receive your copy by the end of June, please contact headquarters at 201-612-9100 or club@circumnavigators.org.

View the whole story of Bill Billings’s Bridge Building adventure in Ethiopia.

The Last Shot

This photo of Roman and Greek ruins was taken by C. Sophie Classen from the Naples Chapter.

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Roman and Greek Ruins, , by Sophie Classen

Luck to you!

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David A. Mink
Chair, Communications

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