Platinum Point Yacht Club (PPYC) members love to share time together. And what better way to join in camaraderie than over a shared meal? This past month provided so many opportunities for PPYC members to break bread together.
The first opportunity came at the movable feast known as The Progressive Dinner. Over 150 members joined in this signature event. First, members were assigned to one of twelve homes for appetizers. At the appointed hour, members moved to one of eighteen homes for an intimate dinner of Angus prime tenderloin. All fears of overcooking or undercooking the meat are put aside, as the club provides the perfect recipe that has worked for decades. This opportunity to share a meal, with a small group in other members’ homes, always spawns friendships that continue throughout the year.
The next opportunity to sup and imbibe together was much less elaborate. Each month, PPYC holds a Hot Dog Happy Hour. The Docksiders Bar is open, and live music on the Harborview Deck enhances the mood. This month’s event was called “Bring a Boater.” Many members brought their other boating friends from the marina.
Of course, PPYC is a yacht club, so we often have raft ups. If you are unfamiliar with this concept, one boat serves as the anchor boat, and other boats merely tie on until there is a long string of boats tied together. Captains often invite their non-boating friends to come along. Food and beverage always abound, and this month’s event was held as a Lunch Cruise Raft Up.
Another opportunity for non-boaters to get out on the water was provided in a Lunch Cruise to Cabbage Key. After an early lunch, all who had come along had the chance to explore this historic island inn, and the surrounding one hundred acres of tropical vegetation. The inn tagline says it perfectly: “a chance to get away from it all.”
Another place to eat and have fun with friends is well-known to our community, The Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. This month, a PPYC group traveled to Fort Myers to see The Buddy Holly Story. More than fifty years after “the music died,” the tale of this rock-and-roll icon was brought to life in this musical journey through Buddy’s impressive rise to fame. PPYC members, who are always prone to dancing, were, of course, up in the aisles and cheering for more.
When it comes to food events in February at PPYC, I couldn’t leave out the time-honored tradition of a Valentine’s Day Pancake Breakfast. This event gave sweethearts throughout the community an opportunity to start the day romantically, with breakfast cooked and served by the men of PPYC.
The other signature event in February centering on food and fellowship came at the Gourmet Cocktail Party and House Tour. The new home of PPYC member, Susan Harrington, on Sugarloaf Key was the site of gala festivities, aptly titled, “Just Our House.” The evening featured a food-lovers dream cocktail party with specialties by executive chef Michael Shapiro. The evening also featured music by Ron Lorenzo. But of course, the highlight of the evening was a tour of this magnificent home.
If any of these opportunities to feast with friends and make new acquaintances, both on-water and on-land, appeal to you, contact Dorothy Schroeder, our Club Administrator, on-site Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays or call her at 941-639-0733.
PPYC – A Place to Belong.
