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May Circumbits

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Are you coming to New York?

The Club’s Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, May 29, at our headquarters at the Yale Club in NYC. It is always a great time to socialize with members and keep involved with the Club’s news. The meeting will be held at 11:30. After the meeting, which is open to members only, a light lunch and presentation will be held, and guests are welcome. RSVP form and details here.

We are very excited that our youngest member and the youngest person to circumnavigate solo in a single-engine plane, Matt Guthmiller will be our speaker. Matt, 20, is a MIT student and his talk and photos are sure to be fascinating.

View more photos elsewhere on this site.

Magellan Event a big success!

Ground-breaking journalist Ann Compton received the Club’s highest honor, the Order of Magellan, at a gala event in Washington DC in April. Ann wowed the crowd of members and guests with her stories of covering seven presidents for ABC News for more than 40 years. Of particular interest, she told the poignant story of being with President Bush on September 11, 2001. See photos here.

Last call for The Log

The Log will be coming out in June, and we are still looking for member info for our All Over the Map and Scuttlebutt columns. Just drop us a line to club@circumnavigators.org about where you have traveled or where you are planning to go, or info about events in your life. Any award or honors, published books or photos or the like?

Kathmandu…

Many of our members have visited the wonderful country of Nepal, and it is with great sorrow that we reflect on the devastating earthquake that took so many lives, and destroyed the distinctive architecture of Kathmandu. This writer has been there many times over the past several decades and always loved the charm of the city and the friendliness of the people. On my last trip, I stayed at the beautiful Dwarika hotel, built with bits and pieces of historic architecture. Unable to contact my friends in Nepal, I don’t know whether this hotel still stands. Please consider making a donation to help the Nepalese through the many organizations, such as the Red Cross.

Dwarika Hotel Kathmandu

The Last Shot

Circumnavigator Sue Murphy took this beautiful photo at the Magellan weekend in Washington.

Luck to you!

David A. Mink
Chair, Communications

April Circumbits

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Circumnavigators in the News…

Scott Kelly with Dottie Mink at Award Ceremony

2012 Order of Magellan recipient and honorary member Scott Kelly has arrived at the International Space Station at the beginning of his year in space. NASA has poetically termed his mission a test of the limits of “human research, space exploration and human spirit”. When Kelly received the Club’s highest honor, he talked about his upcoming year in space and its challenges. Scott’s co-honoree, twin brother Mark Kelly, will be monitored on earth to compare the physical differences with his brother. Follow this link for more on Scott.

Our 1999 Order of Magellan honoree Bertrand Piccard in now on his historic attempt to circumnavigate onboard Solar Impulse 2, the first solar powered aircraft. Along with Andre Borchberg, the pioneers are now headed over the Himalayas for China, then the most perilous part of the trip across the Pacific Ocean. If all goes as planned, the circumnavigation will take five months. We will be tracking Solar Impulse along the way. Luck to you, Scott, Bertrand and Andre!!

(UPDATE: Solar Impulse 2 has landed safely in China.)

Magellan Event in Washington DC…

Circumnavigators are looking forward to the Order of Magellan presentation to journalist Ann Compton on April 11. A fascinating interview with Ann is available on the following link http://www.c-span.org/video/?322402-1/qa-ann-compton. It is going to be an exciting evening.

Congratulations to Naples…

The Naples Chapter recently held a successful fundraising event for the Circumnavigators Club Foundation. Artist, Author & Photographer Helene Gaillet de Neergaard gave a wonderful presentation. Foundation grantee and Dean of Brandeis University Bruce Magid traveled from snowy Boston to Naples to represent the Foundation.

Save the Date…

Save the Date – Annual Meeting at The Yale Club – Friday, May 29, 2015

The Last Shot

Thanks to Carol Green, Naples Chapter, for this sensational shot of a Roseate Spoonbill, one of the many beautiful birds in SW Florida.

Luck to You!!

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications

Holiday Celebration in New York

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Dec 202014

Members and guests celebrated the holidays at The Coffee House Club. New member Nanci Lanza was welcomed by all.
(click on any of the images to see a larger version of the photo)

November Circumbits

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Nov 012014

Groundbreaking Journalist to receive Magellan honor

Distinguished news correspondent Ann Compton, recently retired after 40 years with ABC, will receive the Circumnavigators Club Order of Magellan. The event will be held in Washington, DC on April 11 at the Cosmos Club.

Compton was the first woman to cover the White House for a major television news organization. During her career, she covered seven Presidents and ten presidential campaigns. Traveling with Presidents, Vice Presidents and First Ladies, she travelled to all 50 states and six continents.

She received an Emmy for her coverage as the only broadcast reporter onboard Air Force One on day of the September 11th tragedy.

Members should mark their calendars to join this Magellan event, honoring Compton. She is sure to have some riveting historic stories.

More details to follow.

Magellan Event to be held in Nation’s Capital

The Washington, DC Chapter will host next year’s event—the first time the Magellan will be awarded outside of New York City. This new venue (not a permanent one) will allow attendees to enjoy Washington, DC in its springtime glory. Plans will be made for visitors to enjoy some of the sights of our Nation’s capital.

Visiting New York City for the holidays?

Circumnavigators are invited to join the New York Metro group for a holiday cocktail party at the Coffee House Club in midtown Manhattan on December 19. Click here to view and print the announcement.

Did you receive The Log?

The Log, with its distinctive island cover, has been mailed to all members. Please contact Tracy at headquarters if your copy did not arrive. The entire issue of The Log can be viewed online by clicking the cover icon on this web page, or here.

If you decide not to save or pass on your copy, please don’t throw it away. Chapters can make good use of these copies to give to potential new members or people interested in our historic Club. So please pass it back to the Chapters when you are finished.

We’re not perfect!

Like the New York Times, The Log has its corrections. We apologize to Foundation scholar Harmonie Kobanghe for misspelling her last name. And, sorry that we listed Robert Palmer Wolfe’s alma mater as University of Miami. All good Ohioans know it is Miami University in Ohio.

The last shot

Suzanne Frye sent us this gorgeous shot from Banff, Canada. Beauty just north of the border!

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Luck to you!

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications Committee

October Circumbits

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Oct 012014

Welcome to Autumn!

The leaves they are a changin’!

This colorful photo was taken by Mark Hauptman in Alaska, and represents the beauty of the changing seasons on the North American continent. Do you have a great shot of the autumn leaves? Send it to us and we will put it on the web site.

We don’t want to forget our Club members in the UK and all over Europe, as well as Singapore and Australia, where the climate is a bit different. Luck to You, too!

Circumnavigators continue to traipse the globe at a prodigious level. Seems like everyone is going somewhere. We want to point out that Washington (DC) Chapter’s Ray Olson has just embarked on a trip to the Pacific Islands that will require 27 flights.

The Log will be coming out this month with lots of great stories, photos and news. Please contact headquarters if you do not receive your copy by the end of the month.

Please don’t throw your copy of The Log in the trash when you are finished reading it. Our Club publication is a great way to introduce others to the Circumnavigators Club, so we recommend that you turn in copies to your Chapter for future use.

We are happy to report that 30 new members have joined in the past several months, and our membership is growing.

Luck to you!

David A. Mink

Chair, Communications Committee

August Circumbits

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Jul 312014

Welcome to our new Governors, Jim Lungo and Michael Coccaro.

Jim and Michael have recently joined the International Board of Governors. Jim lives in Circleville OH, near Columbus, and spends the winters in Naples FL, where he is a member of the Naples Chapter. Michael, a Foundation scholar in 2002, is an attorney living in Arizona. Michael is involved with the Desert Chapter. Thanks for your participation, Jim and Michael.

The Yale Club welcomes Circumnavigators Club members to utilize their restaurants, lounge and guest rooms. You no longer have to check in through the Executive Director, Tracy Sancilio. All you have to do is check in at the front desk of The Yale Club with your credit card and they will verify that you are a Circumnavigators Club member. Take advantage of the wonderful amenities they have to offer. If you have any question, please feel free to contact Tracy Sancilio at 201-612-9100.

Headquarters Office to be closed August 1-8 and August 25-29.

Tracy Sancilio will be on vacations these weeks, so the office will be closed. Also, the office will be moving on August 18 to a new location, so there may be some disruption that week. August is generally a slow month, with many members on vacation or traveling. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Do you want to be a cover photographer?

The next issue of The Log is scheduled for late fall. In a new tradition, we will be featuring a cover with a member photo. The Log Advisory Panel will select the cover photo from submissions by our members. Just send us your best recent shot and it will be considered for the cover. We are looking for photos taken in the past year, and any subject will be considered. Please just send one photo by email attachment to club@circumnavigators.org. Join Washington member Jennifer Teague (sailboat) and Naples member Roger Baker (lions) as cover photographers.

It’s August already?

Where did this summer go? This issue of Circumbits is coming from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where this writer has vacationed for more than 40 years. It’s a wonder place, if you have never visited. As mentioned many times, we want to share our stories, travel recommendations and photos with our International membership. Please let us know where you have been or where you are going. The Circumnavigators Club was built on this tradition of sharing experiences, so please join in.

horses on Outer Banks, NC
Luck to you!!