GULF COAST UPDATE
In 'Butt 1914, we called out for updates on the status of clubs along the
gulf coast that may have incurred damage due to Hurricane Katrina. The
information below is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and accounts
for a significant number of clubs that are members of the Gulf Yachting
Association (http://www.gya.org)

* Confirmed Reports of Total Loss or Significant Damage:

Bay Waveland YC (Bay Saint Louis, MS)

Biloxi YC (Biloxi, MS)

Gulfport YC (Gulfport, MS)

Long Beach YC (Long Beach, MS)

Ocean Springs YC (Ocean Springs, MS)

Pascagoula YC (Pascagoula, MS)

Pass Christian YC (Pass Christian, MS)

New Orleans YC (New Orleans, LA)

Ponchartrain YC (Mandeville, LA)

South Shore YC (New Orleans, LA)

Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, LA)

Buccaneer YC (Mobile, AL)

Fairhope YC (Fairhope, AL)

Mobile YC (Mobile, AL)

* Damage Suspected But Not Confirmed:

Singing River YC (Pascagoula, MS)

Tammany YC (Slidell, LA)

Lake Forest YC (Daphne, AL)

Point YC Gulf (Shores, AL)

* A message board at New Orleans YC has many postings regarding area
damage: http://noyc.info/cgi-bin/webbbs_config.pl

* A photo gallery showing the damage at Fairhope YC, which resides on the
eastern shore of Mobile Bay and was situated along the eastern edge of the
storm: http://tinyurl.com/a5d4q

* The annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, which is a highly acclaimed GYA
interclub championship sailed in Flying Scots, was to be held this coming
weekend at Bay Waveland YC, Bay Saint Louis, MS. It has been cancelled.