We have made good progress in filling our staffing needs over the winter. As far as the Dining Room is concerned we have a new Executive Chef, James “Trap” Landry. Trap is a native of Austin, Texas and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. In between he spent eleven years living and working in Portland [...]
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Hill House News by Jim Matel
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Hill House News by Jim Matel
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Clubhouse, Pond House and Mckown House have all been put to bed for the winter. Only a few more Opti’s to cover and then all of the club boats will be ready for winter as well. We are busy working on staffing for next season and I am pleased to report that our Tennis [...]
Hill House News by Jim Matel
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a great time everyone had during our Regatta weekend July 23rd & 24th. We had about 40 boats competing and the clambake with live band was a big success. In this photo you can see our members Chip & Jen Baker with family & friends enjoying lobster on the deck. On a more serious [...]
Hillhouse News by Jim Matel
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is here as you can see in this picture as the docks are going back in the water. The mooring field is just about complete as well. VC Neil Newton and I plan on tagging the moorings around May 15th which means the mooring assignments won’t be far behind. The hiring is just about [...]
The Hill House News by Jim Matel
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a great winter it has been with plenty of snow. These are some fun pictures I took after a big storm. My favorite picture is that of the casino door facing Oak Groves from the inside. I estimate that the snow drift outside that door is 6’ high. We have been busy trying [...]
Hillhouse News by Jim Matel
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As you can see from this picture the pot of gold was in the clubhouse for our last in-season Thursday night cocktail party in the form of good cheer. The November cocktail party will be at Commodore Bob and Linda McArtor’s home. Cynthia Edwards & Brenda Blake are looking to find some hosts for the [...]
News from the Hill House
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel, tagged BHYC News, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are now fully staffed for the season with 33 employees on the payroll. Please feel free to comment to me at any time on the performance of our employees as we continually strive to give the highest level of service to our membership. Eight of our ten employee housing units are occupied and the [...]
News From the Hill House
Posted in Hill House News by Jim Matel, tagged BHYC News, Boating in Boothdbay, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are two fun fall photo’s I took at the club. The first one shows how they take our docks away in pieces and the second is that beautiful oak tree next to our parking lot on the Oak Grove property. All boats have been stowed and all buildings have been winterized except the first [...]
