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Venice Beach

Enjoy our Pool along with Beach Views From your Patio!

Historic Downtown Venice

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More than 90 percent of our guests return each year!

We are located on a beautiful Gulf of Mexico beach in the charming and historic city of Venice, Florida. Our comfortable and quiet 29-unit vacation resort offers guests a lovely private beach, courtyard and beautiful pool. It’s the ideal place for a private getaway or family gathering.

We offer fully-furnished one bedroom, two bedroom and studio condo units. Every unit has a Florida room or screened lanai that faces the beach or our resident-only courtyard and pool. Our Room Gallery page presents photos of each room, and you can book your reservation on our Reservations page.

Please search through our website to learn more about our vacation condos on Venice Beach, along with the attractions to be found on Venice Island and the surrounding area. We welcome your questions and we look forward to meeting you!

Brian & Sally Parrish, Resident Managers

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Room Amenities

Our rooms come standard with beach access and great views, along with all the modern touches you expect.

Air Conditioned Studio, 1, and 2 bedroom units!

• Completely furnished including fully equipped kitchens
• Free Wireless Internet access

Resort Features

• Beautiful beach on the Gulf of Mexico
• Lovely heated pool, large deck and landscaped courtyard
• Enjoy shuffleboard in our courtyard

Venice Area Features

• Close to golf and tennis facilities
• Boating and fishing nearby
• Fine shops and beach cafes

More Resort Features!

• Laundry facilities on premises
• Experienced management team onsite
• One Story Building; No Stairs or Elevators

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Saturday - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sunday - Closed

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Venice Yacht Club

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Beautiful Club that family had a private rehearsal dinner at. It is lovely, clean and very picturesque. I enjoyed the few hours I spent here and only wish I had more time to enjoy my surroundings! If I lived in the Venice area, I would... have all my family events there. It is an excellent facility. More

Friends invited us for lunch. Food and service was very good, especially the Crab Cake BLT. Do you have to be a member or can public dine at their restaurants?

Continuing with my daily celebrating of my month of July Birthday, I was invited here together with my best friend to participate in the "Pasta Buffet", which had such a great variety of pastas, sauces, shrimp, scallops, meats, vegetables...all to be added and then cooked... right in front of you. Very difficult to choose! Doug Laudenslager, who I believe is Manager there, even treated me to my beloved mussels as an appetizer, and they were so tasty. Loved the garlicky tomato sauce they came in. Of course after that, plus the warm rolls, plus the cheese and crackers, left very little room in my stomach for that wonderful pasta creation. However....I got to take some home for my nightly midnight snack...I'm thrilled. This was a wonderful birthday celebration and I thank my gracious hosts for this gift. HIGHLY RECOMMEND - More

Pleasant setting with very professional staff. Dining experience was terrific. Our group was from the Marco Island Yacht Club. We stayed on our boats, but enjoyed the hospitality of the Club and local restaurants. If you belong to FCYC, make this one of your stops.

Visited with friends who are members. The interior is beautiful and the outdoor tiki bar great. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Food and drinks were wonderful and well prepared. Special summer membership is a great deal. No boat - no problem. Reciprocal to other... yacht clubs. More

We have frequented the VYC over the years but the food was really delightful last night. As the previous review stated the "Pasta Night" is the bomb, so if you can finagle a member to take you...be sure it's Wednesday evening!

We met friends for drinks and dinner at this beautiful facility. Incredible views wonderful drinks and great food for our group. The service was excellent and we would gladly return.

Well maintained club with beautiful sunset views over the Gulf of Mexico via the Inlet and Venice Jetty. Wonderful service and food.

Top tier atmosphere . We would dine here more often, but unclear on POLICY. What are attendance requirements. Membership? Reciprocity Etc.

Chef Josh prepared a table side dinner for 15! Upstairs in our beautiful dinning room! We were treated to the “How to!” A great evening ! Consider joining! Great food fun social events and great fuel pricing for boats!

We had our wedding reception here. They helped us along the way with every question we had. Josh, the Chef was amazing as well. He accommodated to my "food snob" husband even. :) The view we had was just gorgeous. Of course, by time we... showed up, we didn't get to see much of the view, but our friends and family did! I would highly recommend coming here. More

I really enjoy the friendly atmosphere here, and the food is very good. The service is exceptional, but then, it IS a private club. Drinks are half price until 6:00pm!

Had an opportunity to dine here. It was very nice and good food. The service was great and ambiance was outstanding.

We were there for a fund-raiser dinner for the Venice Friendship Centers and they served one of the best dinners we've ever had at a function like this. The restaurant is beautiful and looks out on the harbor. The bar couldn't be nicer with the... same view. The main course was excellent, but it's the chocolate lava cake that made the biggest hit! Seriously, think back to any big dinner you've ever attended. There were about 150 people there that night and the food came out on time, hot and was delicious! It's definitely an amazing location for an event like this! More

The dining room was busy, and a large party was being held in the upstairs room. Service was a little slow, which was unusual. However, my meal was delicious, and the atmosphere is always wonderful. the views, the boats, the bar and overall experience does... not disappoint. And it is a Yacht Club after all! More

VENICE YACHT CLUB - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor

At the Venice Yacht Club we embrace family, friendship and community above all. Founded in 1951, VYC has long been recognized as a traditional yacht club whose member privileges include boating, social activities and events, waterfront dining, and holiday celebrations for all ages, young to the young at heart.  Our partnership with 36 fellow private clubs in the Florida Council of Yacht clubs ( FCYC ) insures you can sail, dine and dance in style across our beautiful state. 

Introduction

The origin and growth of the Venice Yacht Club is a remarkable legacy for its members today. It is the story of extraordinary founding members, people with desires, visions, and dreams, coupled with perseverance and commitment to establish a place in a maritime tradition for like-minded people. The story embraces people who love the sea and the waters around Venice, who love sailing and boating and water sports, and people who appreciate and value enduring friendships of common interests and having fun together.

Melding Dreams to Reality to Success

Melding the dreams into reality, with a constant focus to members’ desires coupled with astute financial management are challenges, but they are the challenges that Venice Yacht Club has managed with excellence through all its years. Today the Venice Yacht Club enjoys an outstanding reputation in the Florida sailing and boating community of private clubs.

Story of the VYC by John Sammet

In the Beginning

Our history is closely tied to the development of Venice. Standing in Pearson’s Cove today, looking south, it is hard to envision that in 1950 all there was to see was sand and scrub pines, no intracoastal waterway existed then, and only minimal development underway. The south jetty today was then known as Casey’s Pass and was little more than an inlet to Roberts Bay. On the south side of the inlet was a Florida fishing camp, known as the Tarpon Center Resort. It was a relatively small place, with several docks in the inlet, a restaurant called “Happy Land” and a few rooms for overnight visiting fishing families. Tarpon were abundant in the waters in the Gulf, and thus people came annually to this place for tarpon fishing. And it was the local gathering place for friends and laughter after time on the water.

Land to the north of Casey’s Inlet and land to the south of what today is the Venice airport was owned by O. W. Casperson. Land in the majority of what is Venice today from Roberts Bay to the north and south to the southern boundary of today’s Venice airport, was owned by Robert Baynard, the land having been purchased from Dr. Albee’s estate in one transaction. Land along Tarpon Center Drive south to Venice Beach was primarily dunes and sand and was in large part owned by George Gibbs, Jr., the owner of the Tarpon Center Resort.

Chronological Timeline

In the series of following sections, identified by year or years, are highlights about this amazing legacy with a focus to the story of the Club’s beginning and the clubhouse and all its modifications and enhancements through the years. 

Early Fall:  Weary of the drive to and from Sarasota to sail, five Venice sailors and their spouses, later known as the “organizing group,” gathered at the Casey Key home of John & Mary Winslow in late summer. Conversation focused on establishing a boating club in Venice. Sept – Nov: Gathering at the restaurant of the Tarpon Center Resort, a fishing camp owned by George Gibbs, Jr. – where Jetty Villas are today:

• Conversation continued about creating a boating club in Venice.
• Organizing group led an informal survey of Venice residents to determine interest.
• Discussed possibility with George Gibbs, Jr. about using the resort as headquarters. Gibbs offered space on an “if and when” basis.
• Gibbs offered newly completed lounge of his restaurant.  Caveat: Dining room would continue to be open to the public.
• Final language agreed by organizing group for charter application to State of Florida.
• Charter application sent to Tallahassee.

February 9, 1951 Charter was granted by Florida’s State Department with the name of Venice Yacht Club

• Lease was signed with George Gibbs, Jr. for the lounge to be club’s headquarters.
• 25 members including the organizing group sent membership invitations to 150 in Venice.
• 25 initial members elect officers and set dues: $25/year + $5 tax.
• By mid November, 118 members were on the club’s first roster.
• Monthly business meetings occurred along with social events.
• Local merchants solicited to fund materials for building “prams” for youth boating.
• The Club advertised a new sailing opportunity for Venice area youth at no fee.
• Club’s burgee was designed and registered.
• First sailboat racing calendar is published for the members.
• First Commodore’s Ball held for Commodore John Winslow and his wife, Mary.
• A formal, gala affair, it has continued annually through the years in January.
• 40 area youngsters take swim test and practice capsizes at Venice Beach.
• Youth sailing begins in Roberts Bay with volunteer instructors of the new club.
• With only 8 sailboats, “prams,” youngsters take turns sailing in the bay weekly.
• Board meetings and meetings and social events continue monthly.
• Social events include monthly theme parties.

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• Club changes from semi private to private with a membership now of 135 and growing.
• VYC became a member of the Florida Ocean Racing Association.
• Monthly newsletter begins, “The Log.”
• Board of the club to begin seeking property for its own clubhouse and docks.
• Board establishes several committees for both boating and social activities as well as a finance and entertainment committee
• Youth sailing is organized into the Pram Fleet of the VYC
• Red Tide hit the Gulf coast again in 1954, and information about it was published to the membership of the club.
• “Prambulators,” a new ladies sailing group was begun led by Mrs. Sidney (Ginny) Schroeder
• Monthly board meetings and social events occur monthly as the property search continues.
• Membership continues to grow in the VYC.
• Club holds benefit dinner dance to raise funds to build more prams-youth sailing growing.
• Tarpon Center Resort owner, Gibbs, tells board he needs the space occupied by the club.
• Board and Gibbs agree on a 60-day cancellation clause in the club’s lease.
• Expansion committee formed to seek a site for the club, accelerating the property search.
• One site, south end of Casey Key was a good prospect, affording bay to the gulf property.
• Negotiations failed for that parcel with disagreement about the price and terms.
• Board of directors realizes VYC needed incremental funds to purchase land and build.
• VYC is under some financial stress with number of functions being supported monthly.
• The probability of a bank loan for the club to make the purchase was unlikely.
• The board agreed to develop a proposal for the membership regarding the funding needed.
• Board meetings and monthly social events continued with great attendance.
• Boating “rendezvous” to other clubs also become a monthly event.
• January 1959, Annual Meeting: Membership approved a $270,000 building program.
• Also authorized forming the Venice Yacht Realty Corporation. Charter required for it.
• The intent: a separate corporation for a property purchase and costs for the clubhouse.
• October: Purchased the Col. Vincent Dixon property on the east side of Tarpon Center Drive, but declined to purchase the Dixon property on the west side of the road.
• Part of the northern part of the property, owned by George Gibbs, was also purchased.
• Later the Club would sell part of the northern segment.
• The Charter for the new Venice Yacht Club Realty Corporation was received in April from the Securities and Exchange Commission of the sate of Florida.
• Highly unusual and a first in Florida at that time for a charter for a corporation to be funded privately, with funding predicated on the sale of debenture bonds.
• Final drawings of the clubhouse were completed, and construction of a new clubhouse on the former Dixon-Gibbs-owned property began in August 1960 in a major ground breaking ceremony with club officers and all members present.
• Funds for construction were raised by yacht club members’ subscriptions to Venice Yacht Club Realty Corporation debenture bonds and a bank mortgage on the land along with additional option monies provided by board members.
• Club’s monthly publication changed from “The Log” to “Currents.”
• VYC joined the St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s invitation to discuss forming a representative body to encourage the sport of yachting and encourage reciprocity among clubs.
• With membership at approximately 300, the new clubhouse was commissioned and opened in a major celebration of persistence with great success on March 4, 1961.
• The celebration included local dignitaries, and the Venice High School ban.
• The harbor filled with boats blowing whistles and sirens in celebration.
• Young skippers of the “Pram Fleet,” with colored sails unfurled, tacked back and forth in the bay, greeting arriving, visiting watercraft.
• The American flag was raised on the gaff of the new flagpole, a gift from the board of directors’ members, joining the club’s burgee on the masthead with signal flags flying from the halyard and club officers’ flags at the yardarm.
• Kentucky Military Institute cadets fired gun salutes, and the club’s miniature cannon fired a shot in a grand celebration of accomplishment and commitment by all members of the club.
• In July VYC became one of the 13 founding clubs of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs.
• Boating “rendezvous” with other yacht clubs began under reciprocity agreement of FCYC.
• The Fort Myers Yacht Club’s boaters were the first to “rendezvous” here in December.
• VYC is re-incorporated as a private club with revised By Laws.
• Not resting or satisfied with the VYC clubhouse, the VYC added a swimming pool and an outside veranda on the east side of the clubhouse, an outdoor snack bar, dressing rooms for visiting boaters, added storage space, and a dock master’s office was constructed.
• The VYC also began sponsorship of “Windjammers,” a junior and senior high school student sailing group, providing its VYC members as instructors with no fee as the “Pram Fleet” continued. Both Windjammers and Pram Fleet were open to all youth in Venice.
• Costs of sponsoring the youth sailing groups are growing.
• Tuitions of 25 cents per sailor for the school year began in the late 1960s.
• The original Prams had to be replaced and were with funds provided by local merchants.
• Social activities continued with monthly theme parties.
• Flag “etiquette” and protocols are established for the VYC for Retreat Ceremonies.
• Board of Directors agreed the VYC must adhere to new 1961 IRS guidelines for non-member functions and as well the IRS new guidelines for exemption applications and approvals.
• VYC passes and publicizes its Resolution against Drilling for Oil in the Gulf.
• VYC member William T. Pearson provided a gift of $25,000 to build an addition to the south side of the clubhouse.
• Later Mr. Pearson added an additional $7,000 to his original gift due to funding shortfall for the addition to the clubhouse.
• Earlier, he had donated the funds for new carpeting in the clubhouse.
• Accompanying his gift was a simple request: that “He has a place to enjoy his cigars and read his newspaper.”
• Accommodating Mr. Pearson’s request: The new room was available only to men until 2 pm during weekdays, but open to all members afterward.
• With construction completed, the room was dedicated on December 19, 1967 and simultaneously named Pearson’s Cove by the board of directors.
• A major event occurs: VYC receives the title to the land, the building and all facilities with all financial obligations (debt) having been met in full in such a short number of years.
• Plaque authorized by the Board of Directors honoring William T. Pearson.
• VYC continues to grow in memberships.
• Delinquent account letters are initiated, authorized by the board of directors.
• VYC agrees to for reciprocal agreements of the FCYC with member clubs.
• Employee job descriptions are initiated for the first time.
• Given increasing costs, including increasing insurance requirements and costs the VYC did not think it could continue to underwrite entirely the youth sailing programs
• The “Pram Fleet” was incorporated, separate from the VYC, as the Venice Youth Boating Assn., Inc. with a separate board of directors of 5 VYC members.
• Articles of Incorporation were approved by the state along with ByLaws
• VYC members continued the sailing instruction, open to all youth of greater Venice.
• Older, experienced young sailors assisted in the sailing lessons coaches and instructors along with some high school VYBA sailors as coaches on the water.
• New fuel tanks are installed at the dock replacing the original ones.
• Bingo games began weekly, adding to the club’s social calendar.
• VYC initiates advanced swimming and life saving classes with US Red Cross-certified and US Sailing Assn.-qualified VYC members as volunteers instructors.
• Bingo on Tuesday evenings at the VYC became a social highlight of the week with women in long dresses and men, always in coats and ties.
• A change in Florida law required private clubs hosting Bingo games, viewed as gambling in private clubs, to donate 10% of the proceeds to a charitable organizatio
• The VYC immediately directed 10% of Bingo proceeds to help support the VYBA.
• Annual minimum charge for dining began.
• Tables at varying heights were corrected to improve appearance in the main dining room.
• Chairs with casters were deemed appropriate for its members’ convenience.
• “Chargers” or service plates were designed by a VYC board member:      o The gold rimmed, blue border plates, with a white center and burgee in the middle.
• Simultaneously, the Venice Youth Boating Association, Inc. was designated by the IRS in March, as a 501(c)(3) organization, now legally able to receive donations.
• 10% of weekly Bingo proceeds were directed to the VYBA
• Kitchen revamping plan was presented and executed by VYC House Committee members.
• Reincorporation again was required because between 1962 and 1971, both charter and by laws revisions had been made without notifying the state of Florida
• In 1976 the outside veranda was enclosed with jalousie windows and air conditioned, creating more needed dining space and was named the Veranda Room.
• Five VYC members organized the Venice Women’s Sailing Squadron that was to be open to non club members and would be informally called the “Bitter Ends,” sailing in VYBA prams.
• Swimming pool is rebuilt and enlarged, and deck on the south side of the pool is enlarged.
• Dock rental agreements for slips are revised and strengthened.
• VYC’s insurance was upgraded and expanded significantly.
• The board of directors authorized a new employee orientation manual.
• The former, enclosed veranda was enlarged, floor to ceiling solar windows were added, and formerly the Veranda Room, it was re-named the “Bay Room.”
• John and Pearl Conard provided a $25,000 check directly to the VYBA for it to construct a building on the south side of the VYC property to house the “Pram Fleet.”
• A sailboat was donated to VYBA and sold to add to the building fund. The Conards added some additional funding shortly thereafter, based on final cost estimates for the building.
• The building, designed by member, Mort Levine. It was completed entirely by funds from VYBA with concurrence and support from the VYC board of directors and dedicated in November 1982. A plaque commemorating the Conards was placed at the southeast corner.
• Originally planned for the sole use of VYBA, the VYC needed storage and office space and VYC and VYBA agreed that VYC would occupy the second floor and VYBA the first floor.
• Non-resident membership rules are implemented.
• An addition called the “Ward Room” and adjoining small out door deck were added east of Pearson’s Cove.
• The dining room was enlarged at the north end, and the skipper’s “Ready Room” was created on the north-east side of the dining room.
• Membership rules for widows are implemented enabling widows to remain members as single members at a single member monthly dues rate.
• Survey of membership was initiated for long range planning to address future needs.
• A major dock expansion proposal was approved by the membership.
• Dock expansion proposal was presented to the Venice Board of Zoning Appeals by year-end and circulated to various other agencies and the county government.
• VYC begins its own chapter of the International Order of the Blue Gavel, a worldwide organization of past commodores of yacht clubs.
• Hurricane preparedness plan is initiated for the first time.
• VYC began “sundowner cruises” to benefit the South County’s American Cancer Society.
• A wooden deck and outside a small Tiki Bar was constructed outside by the pool.
• A new, larger dock master’s building was constructed.
• Parking lot was resurfaced with new parking lanes, expanding capacity of the parking lot.
• Increased docking is proposed and reviewed with various agencies, as required.
• Dock expansion denied by City of Venice. There were submerged land lease questions and issues from other involved agencies. So the VYC was forced back to the drawing board.
• VYC purchased 11 boat slips plus the rental apartment building from Kermit Paxton, on the south side of Higel Park.
• VYC names the apartment building, Fleets Inn, with members having priority in renting apartments for visiting families or friends.
• VYC celebrates its 35th anniversary of its founding.
• Monthly board meetings continue, as did monthly social events in high gear.
• Continuing to grow, the membership in the club has grown to almost 800.
• Summer memberships initiated.
• Annual fishing tournament begins.
• First Venice Christmas Boat parade begins with VYC boaters as the major initiators and participants, 1989.
• Mortgage burning celebration occurs. (Mortgage on original clubhouse construction.)
• $900 annual minimum for food and beverage charges instituted.
• VYBA changed, as a requirement of U S Sailing, from volunteer to paid instructors who were US Sailing-certified and also holding Red Cross Life Saving certificates.
• VYC celebrates its 40th anniversary.
• Space constraints were beginning to create challenges for the VYC, and the board had begun considering how to accommodate the larger membership for meals and monthly events.
• Docking committee continues to work on dock expansion applications and appeals.
• P/C George Goodwin funds front wall along Tarpon Center Drive and port cochere at the clubhouse entrance, and board of directors authorizes a plaque in memory of Goodwin’s wife, Ellan Goodwin, at to the right of the exit from the club parking lot where it is today.
• New awning was placed over the pool deck walkway between the clubhouse and the Tiki that also was enlarged again.
• Challenges regarding constrained space heightened, and the board of directors began considering in earnest an expansion of the clubhouse to meet members’ expectations.
• A member survey was initiated by the board of directors for feedback on clubhouse expansion under consideration to gain a deeper understanding of members’ desires.
• By year-end 1995, with the feedback from the membership, and suggestions from architects, coupled with visits to other yacht clubs, the board had agreed to a plan for expansion that would require a vote of the membership.
• VYC had a potential opportunity to acquire Higel Park and had general support of the membership. The final decision to sell the park was rejected by the city of Venice.
• Friday nights became “the night” to be at the VYC, and “Steak Nights” were begun that later would become “Galley Night.”
• Burgeoning at its seams, the VYC membership approved the plan for a complete renovation of the entire clubhouse, to cost $1.2 million, knowing it would take about a year.
• From the closing date in September through the completion of the new clubhouse, the VYC continued food and beverage service by a tent erected on the VYC property. Fuel dock also remained open. This was an amazing accomplishment designed to keep the club’s employees working and to retain members during the major construction project.
• Women’s Sailing Squadron “Bitter Ends,” celebrates its 20th anniversary.
• On November 1, 1997 the significantly expanded clubhouse opened with the new 2nd floor addition, the Sunset Room, an adjacent conference room, two restrooms upstairs, two elevators, one in the front entrance hall, and one in the kitchen to provide food service to the new Sunset Room overlooking Roberts Bay and the docks.
• An expanded burgee store opened.
• With a new bar upstairs in the Sunset dining room and the newly expanded main bar downstairs, adjacent to Pearson’s Cove, food and beverage services at the VYC were increased significantly. More space was available for multiple, simultaneous events at the VYC.
• Proposal was presented by the board of directors to make VYC a non-smoking club.
• Approved by the membership, smoking was limited to the outside of the clubhouse.
• VYC establishes a website, accessible by the public, and a members only section.
• Celebration of the VYC’s 50th anniversary occurred.
• VYC board of directors holds a fund raising and social event including raffles for a new sound system, a new dance floor in the main dining room, and another Tiki Bar expansion.
• First woman in VYC’s history is elected Commodore who later became Commodore of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs.
• Plans for expanding the VYC docks fails to receive approval again. Undaunted, the VYC used the wisdom of mariners, and VYC changed courses in pursuit of expanded docks in the future for members and visiting guests.
• Effects of the beginning of an economic downturn in Florida were starting to be experienced at the VYC in reduced number of meals service and some members resigned due to economic circumstances.
• VYC was flourishing though finances were being impacted by the downturn.
• Simultaneously the docks adjacent to the immediate south of Fleets Inn went on the market, and VYC seriously considered acquiring them, giving VYC the docks all along Tarpon Center Drive. However, borrowing the funds for the purchase had become a consideration, but bank appraisals of the property were lower than the asking price. The seller would not amend the asking price.
• VYC declined to proceed further with that purchase.
• VYC’s marine is designated a “Florida Clean Marina” by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, being only the 5th marina in Sarasota County to be so designated. The year=long effort had been undertaken by the Dockmaster and the VYC’s general manager.
• A major dock expansion was approved in a standing room only crowd at a meeting of the Sarasota County Commission, following a massive engineering and design effort involving numerous VYC marina committee members and the board of directors. Construction of the new C Dock, ending in a major T at the east terminus began shortly there after and was completed in 2011.
• Venice Yacht Club Charitable Foundation is established, now only the second club member of the FCYC to have a charitable foundation.
• Logo is established for the new charitable foundation along with a foundation committee inviting VYC members to contribute to insure success of the goal of giving back to our community with grant priorities: youth boating, health and education, veterans and active military, the environment, and civic improvement.
• C dock is completed and officially opened.
• Initial grants are provided of $50,248.
• The outside Tiki bar’s food and beverage business was the highest growth area in food and beverage sales at the VYC. That called for expansion of the Tiki and resulted in a major reconstruction and expansion to accommodate the ever-growing desire of the VYC’s membership for outdoor ambience and food and beverage service at the Tiki and all along the pool deck. New tables, chairs, and bar chairs were purchased.
• Grants provided from the VYCCF were $29,915.
• Equipment was purchased to replace old kitchen equipment to enhance the food service capability of the Club’s kitchen, especially needed due to the increase in the number of meals being served outside at the Tiki.
• Dining menus were expanded.
• Redecorating both the downstairs and upstairs of the clubhouse was completed.
• Pavers were installed for the entire pool deck and dining area outside.
• New outdoor chairs and tables were purchased increasing the seating capacity outside all around the pool.
• The swimming pool’s interior surface was renewed.
• Grants provided from the VYCCF grew to $76,808
• On New Year’s Day, the VYC’s general manager was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident. A large crowd attended a Celebration of Life for him in the clubhouse that included many of his motorcycle friends.
• By April the search committee, led by the Commodore, had selected a new general manager.
• Wi-Fi extended throughout the clubhouse and docks.
• Security cameras installed around the clubhouse with plans to include dock coverage.
• Major construction required for A Dock: seawall rebuilding
• New, portable dance floor purchased for main dining room.
• New sound system with separate capabilities for various areas in the Club.
• Wi-Fi capability enhanced again.
• Major project for A Dock: Widened slips and installed lifts resulting in all slips rented
• Significant repair required to seawall adjacent to fuel dock to rebuild the seawall and insure fuel tank security and safety to prevent possibility of forward fuel leakage
• Major construction occurred once again in the VYC’s clubhouse.
• Pearson’s Cove was expanded to enable more casual dining inside the clubhouse.
• New chairs and tables were purchased for “the Cove.”
• Main dining room carpeting, window treatments, and chandeliers were replaced.
• Movable glass wall of doors separates “the Cove” from reception desk new sitting area.
• Burgees from many visiting yacht clubs and VYC’s members’ former clubs re-installed in the main bar.
• Commodore’s Room, with a glass wall of doors was created at north end in dining room to enable small dinner parties and meetings.
• When the doors are opened for major clubhouse events, the Commodore’s Room becomes an expanded part of the main dining room.
• Incremental storage was made available in the expansion of Pearson’s Cove along with a complete renovation of the reception desk and a separate storage closet.
• Entrance hall floor completely replaced with attractive tile.
• Plantation shutters installed, enhance the up to date, tropical appearance.
• The VYBA completely revamped the boatyard by installing new boat racks all at its own expense to increase the boat storage capability and added an attractive wall at the south end of VYC property, all funded entirely by the VYBA.
• VYBA completely renovated the interior of the first floor of the Pram Shed, all at its own expense.
• The “Commodore’s Wall” of portraits was moved from the first floor to the second floor, complete with a new tradition of a portrait of the board members to be continued annually.
• VYCCF grants total $111,60.
• The Sunset Room is refurbished with new carpeting, matching the carpeting on the first floor and up the stairway. Sunset Room’s window treatments were enhanced.
• New trophy case at the north end of the Sunset Room was installed.
• Downstairs mens’ and ladies’ restrooms were completely renovated.
• New artwork was installed all around the first floor.
• Driveway completely resurfaced with new parking space lines.
• Tiki renovation:  bar equipment replaced, second computer added for servers, and new, concrete bar top installed
• Major air conditioning units replaced on Clubhouse
• Recoated port cochere entrance surface with long-lasting coating
• Replaced entire wooden walkway outside, all around the main bar
• Entire asphalt parking lot was patched and re-sealed
• VYC introduced a new staff position: Member Relations Manager
• VYC’s “story” accepted and posted at National Sailing Hall of Fame
• Two new boat lifts installed on D Dock
• Pizza oven installed in kitchen
• New website established for VYC enabling online reservations
• “Currents” printing moved to Venice Print Center where it is printed electronically, enhanced photo quality, now each issue is 28 pages vs. 24, has new square binding, and mailing addresses printed
• New truck purchased to replace the old van
• Major oven replaced in kitchen
• Computer replacements required were installed
• Long Range Planning Committee set new mission and objectives with plans for a members’ survey and focus groups in 2021
• Added 3 more boat lifts to D Dock
• Roll doors replaced at Pram Shed
• VYC Sailing Task Force established to create new sailing initiatives

2021  

• Member Satisfaction Survey Results Published
• Long Range Planning Committee announced the new VYC Strategic Plan
• Bayside Bar (Main Bar) completely renovated, including bar top and all appliances
• First Project of the VYC Strategi Plan Identified:  Replace kitchen and Clubhouse roof
• Fuel tanks and pumps replaced at fueling station
• Additional boat lifts installed on D Dock
• Channel dredged along A and B Docks
• Build Committee for Project # 1 established
• Membership Approval Process Revamped
• Bylaws Studies continued through the entire year
• City of Venice issued Proclamation:  Venice Yacht Club Day
• 70 th Anniversary gala party delayed from February to November (due to Covid)
• Major exhibit of our past in one case and another in a 2 nd case in Venice Library entrance for the month of November, 2021
• VYC 70 years of history documented by VYC Historian in the first book published about our history, “Past, Present, and Future.”

  2022  

• Bylaws revisions are presented in Membership Meeting.
• Bylaws are approved by Membership by membership-wide voting.
• Full study of Rules and Regulars gets underway to bring consistency with Bylaws.
• First project of VYC Strategic Plan: implementation is slated for July 1 – December 31.
• Build Committee & Commodore conduct Membership Meeting to communicate the status and the construction plan, the largest project ever undertaken by the VYC
• Build Committee & Commodore initiate $2 million loan with Bank of America, the largest loan for a ten-year term ever taken from a financial institution by our Club.
• VYC will remain open through the entire construction period.
• Temporary kitchen to be installed in front of Clubhouse during construction.
• Food / beverages to be served in the Bayside and Cove dining rooms, Bayside Bar, and Tiki throughout the construction period.
• VYC Membership capped at 750 members with a waiting list implemented.
• Summer Memberships eliminated for summer 2022 due to construction.
• House committee refurnished the outside stairway.
• House Committee refurbished the Flagpole and Compass Rose beautifully.
• East exterior, Clubhouse window frames and railings beside doors are refurbished.
• By year-end the roof replacement was completed.
• By year-end the kitchen renovation was almost completed, and the Commodore hosted an early “peek” at the new kitchen on December 29 th .  Final steps in the kitchen renovation project are expected at the end of January 2023.

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This place is the best, great dock master, tiki bar, staff! Stayed one night at the dock on our Cat while sailing up the west coast Meet some great friends Kirsten and John Whitehead, hope to see them again soon! The food was fresh and delicious at the Yacht Club and we will be back soon!

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Fun July 4th party! Snow cones, pool games and a large water slide. The food was good. We are outside in the shade. Salads and burgers.

I have written about the month long celebration I am enjoying for my birthday. This time, 2 of my friends offered to treat me here to dinner, and it was absolutely lovely. Food, service, atmosphere could not have been better. There was a pasta buffet, so many choices, I wish I had another stomach to fill, there was just so much good to choose from. You need to be a member, or guest of a member to attend, so I am definitely glad I was invited here. EXCELLENT CHOICE!

I LOVE THIS PLACE. Very nice employees. Fun environment. We have had a membership there for almost 2 years. Great place to eat, swim, hang out , have a get together with friends, good location .

Ate dinner outside by the Tiki bar. Selected the chef's special...blackened grouper with blackened shrimp. Entree came with rice & snap peas. Excellent. Nice setting, John is a friendly bartender. We have eaten here multiple times since first review and joined club as members. Great staff and amenities. Chef Josh provides an excellent variety of seafood dishes.

This place was packed when I stumbled onto the solid dock, sea legs trembling beneath me, feet stained brown by the Suns rays, cowl up protecting my eyes from its radiating reflection of off calm water. I was parched, stressed, and sore after 13+ hours of being tossed by a salty sea, granule filled water droplets pelting my skin all day, leaving crystalline drops on all of my clothing as I powered through with the hopes of reprieve on the horizon. The bar was full when I arrived, with a lone bar tender servicing the entire place by himself. Turns out, a wedding party had booked the main restaurant, and any spontaneous guests were being reroute do to the outside bar. It's really quite a nice little dock bar, with a good draft beer selection, along with all of the traditional liquor combinations you might want. The bartender, John, was overwhelmed, but very cool, and he made sure everyone knew what was going on. He was definitely skilled, and provided great service, especially considering the deluge of customers that had surged into his limited space. The chicken wings were crispy but moist, the nachos weren't bad, and the Greek salad was quite good! The food was tasty, the bartender John handled the situation admirably, provided good service, AND miraculously maintained a great attitude, and I was a satisfied customer! I hope he's there if you go- he was headed to Poland for a well deserved break last I checked....

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Founded in 1951, today the Venice Yacht Club enjoys an outstanding reputation in the Florida sailing and boating community of private clubs. We aspire, with the help of our members and team, to create a premier waterfront club providing responsible boating, gracious dining and positive social experiences. The Venice Yacht Club Marina is a State of Florida recognized Clean Marina. This recently expanded private facility has 68 member slips as well as a large T-dock to accommodate visiting Florida Council of Yacht Clubs boaters. Our state-of-the-art docks are complete with connections for potable water and pump out, as well as up to 100 amp electrical service. Amenities include a security system, a fire extinguishing system, and a fuel dock. Our members enjoy discounted gas and diesel fuels and full time dockmaster services. The Club’s docks are in a protected area just inside the Venice Inlet. For more information visit www.veniceyachtclub.com

PLEASE NOTE: For dining at the Club, membership is required.

MEMBERSHIP Several membership options are available to suit differing circumstances. We look forward to providing you and your family more information on how you can become a member of our growing family. Fine and casual dining on Roberts Bay, the Venice Yacht Club consistently offers members and their guests a memorable dining experience. Whether in our elegant dining room, comfortable Pearson’s Cove or at the Tiki Bar overlooking our Marina and Roberts Bay, our Executive Chef Josh Arent, and his culinary team provide exceptional cuisine that will be enjoyed by all.

The VYC is also home to the Venice Youth Boating Association (VYBA).

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Venice Yacht Club

Phone: 941-488-7708

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Address: 1330 Tarpon Center Drive Venice, Florida 34285

Website: http://www.veniceyachtclub.com

Founded in 1951, today the Venice Yacht Club enjoys an outstanding reputation in the Florida sailing and boating community of private clubs. Our Mission? “To provide an exceptional private club experience for a diverse and engaged membership across the full spectrum of family, social, dining, boating, water sports, and beach activities, while maintaining the highest standards of yacht club service to our membership with continuous commitment to improvement and innovation as well as service to our community.”

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Message from the Chairperson: Updated January 2024 Dear Venice Yacht Club Members

2023 was an amazing year for the VYCCF, we are thankful for the generosity of club members, their families, and friends. With your help we donated $126,000 to 26 worthy nonprofit organizations, including two that were new to the foundation. They are Laurel Civic Association, and Adventures for All. Both organizations offer a broad range of services, helping children with challenges, and supporting families. We focus our giving in support of Children and Youth services, Mental and Physical Health, Education and Literacy, Hunger, Homelessness, Veterans, and the Environment. Our 2023 fundraising events included the Annual Bike Ride for a Better Community, Jazz Under the Stars, and a Blues Night. The 6th annual bike ride was a spectacular success, and thanks to the hard work of co-event chairs Dave Slaman and Steve Bielecki we raised over $91,000 for that event alone! Since our inception, as a donor advised fund in 2010, we have donated over $1,200,000 to more than 75 different organizations. Our mission is to “mobilize the collective goodwill of our community, to improve the lives of our neighbors, including those who are most vulnerable”. 2023 was our first full year as a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization, I am thankful for the hard-working VYCCF board and committee members who helped bring about those substantial changes. I am also very thankful to the VYC board members and club staff for helping make everything we do so successful! Our first event in 2024 will be the VYCCF Wine Auction on January 10. This wide selection of special wine was donated by a generous member following the passing of her spouse, who was a wine collector. Then comes the 7th Annual Ride/Walk for a better Community on Sunday February 18th We look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Sylvia Hollister – 2024 Chair

Together we are Charting a Course for a Better Community

Together we are Charting a course for a better community

Dear Fellow Club Members: 2023 exceeded all of our expectations! Our Club’s Charitable Foundation received more than 200 donations from yacht club members, their friends and families, and we thank you all for your generosity! Your kind gifts allowed us to provide support and needed services to 26 different organizations in the Sarasota area. The 2024 grant cycle has begun, and we have already started to receive grant requests from many area nonprofits. We look forward to a successful 2024, starting with the special wine auction in January, followed by the February 18 Ride and Walk for a better community! What a great beginning to the year! This month we are highlighting NAMI, another wonderful organization VYCCF supports—with YOUR help! NAMI (The National Alliance for Mental Illness) of Sarasota and Manatee counties offers support to families and those individuals affected with mental illnesses. Millions of people are affected by mental illness and this number grows exponentially when one factors in families, friends and caregivers of those suffering. It is estimated that 1 in 5 adults experience problems with mental illness each year, with 1 in 20 having a serious mental health crisis. In the young population, it is hardly any better with 1 in 6 experiencing a mental health disorder yearly. By the age of 14, 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins and by age 24, 75% are manifesting symptoms. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for those 10-14. And the numbers within the veteran populations are staggering. NAMI was established in the late 1970s around a kitchen table in Madison, WI, and is now one of the nation’s leading voices advocating on mental health. Today, NAMI boasts 600 local Affiliates and 48 State Organizations who work in communities to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. Here in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, NAMI helps more than 10,000 residents annually suffering from mental illness and their families. This help might take the form of support groups, finding specific resources, helping with legal and medical resources and any aspect of life which is being negatively impacted by the individual’s mental health. “Mental illness is like a cancer of the mind,” says Barbara Isaacson, VYCCF’s Ambassador to NAMI, “and I am honored to be a part of this wonderful organization.” ~ Barbara Isaacson , Venice Yacht Club’s Ambassador to NAMI

Please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VeniceYachctClubCharitableFoundation/ updated: December 2023 Currents

Dear Fellow Club Members: Thanks to all for your support of our Club’s Charitable Foundation by coming out to the October blues night--it was a smashing success! Mike Imbasciani and his BluezRockerz is gaining a huge following here in Southwest Florida and it’s expanding! We are grateful he carved out time for this special performance. Your support enables our Foundation to continue contributing to so many worthy groups working hard to improve the lives of our fellow citizens here in the Venice area. This month we will profile Good Samaritan’s Pharmacy & Health Services:    Known informally as Good Samaritan’s RX, this organization was founded in 2008 in nearby Nokomis. The mission: to provide free prescription medication (as well as over-the-counter meds) to uninsured area residents. Good Samaritan actually provides a full circle of care beginning with in-office medical evaluations, to on-site prescription refills. The group also helps clients apply for free long-term help to acquire brand-name medications through manufacturer-patient assistance programs. Through their partnership with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, advanced diagnostic testing is available at no charge. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists all donate their time to this cause. They now have a volunteer physiatrist seeing patients, which has been very popular.    This is a gem in our midst--helping approximately 600 people throughout Sarasota County and is a great example of a community-based organization. ~ Cheryl Cook, VYCCF’s Ambassador to Good Samaritan’s Pharmacy and Health Services, Inc. In other Charitable Foundation news: our fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2023. We made total donations in the amount of $130,000 during 2023. We now look forward to kicking off the 2024 grant cycle. Thanks to everyone who made 2023 so successful! Hope to see you on November 2, for our donor appreciation night. Sunset room, 5.30, when we have a chance to say thank you, buy you a drink, and offer appetizers! There will also be three grant check presentations. Appreciatively, Barbi Richardson

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4425 Yacht Club Drive, Venice Florida 34293

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P.O. Box 1599, Venice, Florida 34284

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Sue Rogers, Membership Director

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Venice Yacht Club Charitable Foundation

Seasons Greetings! I think it is appropriate, especially at this time, to begin with our mission statement: “The Venice Yacht Club Charitable Foundation’s mission is to do the most good for the most people at risk by supporting and embracing the cumulative goodwill of the Venice Yacht Club membership to service the needs of our community.” In gratitude and to celebrate our successes, 44 members gathered for our Donor Appreciation Event on Thursday evening, Nov. 5 in the Sunset Room. Thanks to your generosity and despite having two of our fundraising events canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were still able to make a huge impact helping those in need throughout our community. During our 2020 fiscal year, from November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020, we generated over $130,000 through contributions from donors and supporters and our fundraising activities. We show the depth of our reach, both inside and outside of the VYC, with donors, sponsors, and contributions from almost 400 different individuals. We were able to make 24 grants to various charities and organizations totaling $115,850. Since the Foundation’s inception in 2010, we have given grants totaling over $750,000! You can see we continue to grow and do more good each year. In addition, we contribute thousands of VYC volunteer hours at All Faiths Food Bank, Veterans Stand Down, and at the six homes the VYC has sponsored at Habitat For Humanity- all truly priceless! At our Donor Appreciation Event, $5,000 grants were presented to representatives of two worthy organizations. Victor Romano, board member of the Library Foundation of Sarasota County, and Stacy Oh-gee, manager of the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, spoke and accepted our gifts. It will be used at Jacaranda Library for creation stations for the youth in our community. Sean Corrigan, executive vice president of Special Operations Warrior Foundation, spoke of their program which ensures education through college for surviving children of special operations personnel. He told us some heartwarming stories of the successes they’ve seen in their program since its founding 40 years ago. He was presented with a $5000 grant for this fine organization. Our chair, Dave Slaman, would like to remind everyone of our upcoming major fundraising event, our Annual Ride For A Better Community. It will be held on Sunday, February 21. Our plans will be crystallized shortly after Thanksgiving. Please save the date. If in the past, you were an event sponsor, rider, rider loop sponsor, or volunteer, we need your support again this year! Dave and each of us on our committee would like to thank every one of you for your support of our foundation. It allows us to continue to spread goodwill and assistance to those in need of support throughout our community. May our season’s blessings fall upon each and every one! Noni Lavelle

Please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VeniceYachctClubCharitableFoundation/ updated: December 2020 Currents