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Stories from the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club

Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club 314 Yacht Club Rd. Oyster Bay, NY 11771

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Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, founded in 1871, located on Oyster Bay, New York, has a long and storied tradition of yacht racing and fostering generations of sailors who have and who continue to excel in sailing.

SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB BECOMES NSHOF FOUNDING MEMBER

From the commodore:.

"Sailing and competitive racing at Seawanhaka prevails as a way of life today as much as it did 141 years ago. Seawanhaka and its members are proud to support the National Sailing Hall of Fame in the continuation and furtherance of that tradition.”

William R. Denslow, Jr., Commodore

By past Commodore P. James Roosevelt © 1994

The name ‘Seawanhaka’ is derived from a tribe of Indians who made their home on Centre Island.

Seawanhaka was founded in September 1871 aboard William L. Swan’s sloop GLANCE anchored off Soper’s Point, Centre Island. As first officially recorded, there were twelve founders.

By acclamation, Swan was elected Seawanhaka’s first Commodore. A half model of GLANCE hangs above the arch as one exits the main room of today’s Clubhouse, while private signals of the original members crown that exit.

The new Commodore, a member of one of the area’s foremost families, served for many years as the Corinthian organist and choirmaster at the First Presbyterian Church in Oyster Bay. He was a round, jolly man who encouraged sailing tests among the oyster fishermen and enjoyed gamming with friends and singing well into the night aboard GLANCE, a bottle of spirits handy on the main saloon table the while.

It was customary to hold Club meetings (both formal and informal) on the flagship. GLANCE at 41 feet was one of only two vessels in the original fleet up to that calling. As the Club grew full tilt, it became necessary for the Commodore to commission a new flagship. This was the 77-foot schooner ARIEL, launched in May 1873. She served as the flagship until 1876 when Commodore Swan declined re-nomination. Her model is on the north wall of the Model Room.

The Club burgee is a constellation consisting of 12 stars in the form of a vertical cross on a field of blue. The fact that this number coincides with the count of Founders s entirely coincidental, as the design was taken from the flag of the Admiral of the Brazilian Navy.

The Founders adopted a threefold statement of purpose:

Becoming proficient in navigation. The personal management, control and handling of their yachts. All matters pertaining to seamanship.

These remain today a valid statement of our goals.

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New Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale Names Management Team

October 22, 2019 | Careers

OTO Development, the developer and owner of the all new Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale, appointed two industry veterans with local hospitality ties to serve as the general manager and director of sales for the soon-to-open hotel near downtown.

Dan Romero will lead the team as the general manager, bringing his nearly 15 years of experience with bay area hotels to the new property. Overseeing the sales team will be Danielle Puccinelli, who has experience both in the Silicon Valley hospitality industry and with OTO Development’s other area properties.

“We are thrilled to have Dan and Danielle join the team and lead the opening of the Sunnyvale property,” said Jason Lillge, Regional Director of Operations in the Northwest for OTO Development. “Dan’s experience and relationships in the market will be instrumental in developing our reputation and customer base quickly. With Danielle’s knowledge of both Silicon Valley and our company, she will be a tremendous asset in leading the sales team.”

Romero comes to the new Sunnyvale property after several years with the Sheraton Sunnyvale, where he worked his way from sales manager to serving as the general manager of the property. During his tenure, the hotel continually saw improvements in revenue and guest satisfaction scores. Prior to the Sheraton, Romero served as director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Santa Clara.

“It’s an exciting opportunity to be able to open a brand-new hotel and introduce it to the area,” Romero said. “We have been working hard to not only get the property ready to open, but to build the best customer-oriented team in Silicon Valley. I’m excited to welcome our first guests and start delivering the first-class service our organization is known for.”

Puccinelli comes to the Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale with great insider knowledge of the owner’s expectations, having worked at, and helped open, two other OTO Development properties in the Courtyard by Marriott Redwood City and the SpringHill Suites Belmont Redwood Shores. She has served in various sales positions at the two properties, most recently as director of sales for the Belmont property.

“Having helped to open two other properties for OTO Development, I know the incredible amount of work and expertise that goes into each project. I’m very excited to get this new property up and running,” Puccinelli said. “This location in Sunnyvale is going to give us the opportunity to work with the incredible technology companies in the area and bring more business to Sunnyvale.”

The Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale will be a 238-room, six-story hotel located at 767 N. Mathilda Ave. The hotel will feature approximately 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting space with the latest A/V and technology capabilities. Kitchen at Peery Park will serve up a creative twist on California cuisine for guests and locals alike and feature craft beer, wine, signature cocktails in the lounge.

The Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale is expected to open in late October.

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