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Edgar W. Santa Cruz, Jr.	Post	Office Box 2129
612 North Beach Boulevard Bay St. Louis, MS 39521-2129
Telephone: 228-467-5002 Email: ewsantacruzir@aol.com
April 16, 2004
Charles Gray, Executive Director and Historian of Hancock County 108 Cue Street
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520 Dear Charles:
Following a recent visit with you at the Hancock Historical Society, Commodore Basil Kennedy told me he was very impressed with what you are doing over there and asked me to provide you with some history materials and information pertaining to Bay-Waveland Yacht Club.
In accordance with his request, I am providing you with the following 15 bulleted items which are enclosed herewith for your information and records:
•	History Page from the March 2003 issue of the BWYC Jib Sheet
•	The current list of Former BWYC Commodores since 1949.
•	Commodore Ray H. Stieffel, Jr. drawing of Bay-Waveland Yacht Club
•	Copy of BWYC and BWYC burgees
•	History of BWYC prepared by Commodore Walter G. Chamberalin.
•	1999 Chapman Regatta Program (BWYC History Pages included)
•	2003 BWYC Membership Directory
•	A BWYC letter of thanks for service to Commodore Walter G.
Chamberlain as the 2002 commodore of the Gulf Yachting Association.
•	History notes pertaining to the BWYC Chapter of the International Order of the Blue Gavel dated December of 2003.
•	History Page pertaining to the C. A. Breath, Sr., Commodores Charles J. Lozano and Kenneth W. Pepperdene Trophies printed as a three part series in the November, December 2002 and January 2003 issues of the BWYC Jib Sheet.
•	History Page, Summer of 2002, a look back 20 years ago.
•	1982 GYA Opening Regatta Program
•	2002 GYA Opening Regatta Program
•	History Page, August 2002, Lipton/BWYC history notes.