The Iroquois’ Commodore Terry Horn and Officers Seth Patton and Ed Wright.More than two hundred people crossed the wooden walkway at the end of East 12th Road in Broad Channel, came out to the end of the boardwalk over the bay to celebrate the reopening of the Iroquois Yacht Club.
Hank Heuer a member of the club since the 1950’s said the July 12, event was the biggest party he’d ever seen.
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Following ceremonies which included hoisting the colors, guests enjoyed music, food, raffles, prizes and other activities.
The Iroquois was established in 1906 and has been at the current location on the edge of Jamaica Bay since the early 1940’s.
“This was was our official opening since Sandy,” IYC officer and Treasurer Rick Sorrentino said. “There is still some work to be done. The building structure and decks were severely damaged. The flood line was about six feet in the clubhouse.”
The Iroquois Yacht Club in Broad Channel welcomed guests to its reopening, 18 months after being battered by the storm.Heuer, who is one of the Iroquois officers and who owns a home improvement company, donated a great deal of his time and crew to the reconstruction.
“The club was rebuilt by its members,” Sorrentino said, “with no help from insurance or the federal government. Also Jeff Bershad of J and B Home-Improvement, a local contractor, and friend of the club, donated windows, his crew and materials, and aluminum sided the entire structure.”
“There were not many weekends that you wouldn’t find Commodore Terry Horn and officers Frank Gross and Mike Ski working at the club,” Sorrentino noted. “All the members and officers really pulled together and put this club back together.”
Rededicating the Club with a ceremony and a party.After weathering the storm that nearly dragged their long-lived clubhouse into the bay, a year and a half later, the Iroquois members were ready to celebrate their reopening with the whole community.
The Iroquois after the storm and during the rebuilding.
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