3. Rear Commodore's Report
HAPPY NEW YEAR! When we look back on the month of December, it’s pretty astonishing to see the amount of activities and energy that QCYC members generate at that time of the year.
Thank you to Nancy Austin and her team on their successful “New York, New York” New Year’s Eve dinner dance. Queen City members were treated to great evening of fun, food and dancing to welcome in and celebrate the New Year based on New York time.
MEMBERSHIP: Kudos again to Capt. Chris Benson for adding two new memberships at the December general meeting. Welcome aboard to our new members. QCYC has many activities to offer, and I encourage our new members to become actively involved in the club.
Our membership at the end of Dec. was 476 which include both Sr. Life & Active members. Our 2011 planning goal is to add 45 new memberships: we are currently at 27 % of our goal.
The Seattle Boat Show will open on Jan 21 and run through Jan 30. Mark your calendars. Chris Benson, Membership Chairman, will be busy setting up and attending our boat show booth. Chris is always looking for volunteers to join the boat show teams to promote QCYC membership. Members are encouraged to drop by and join in on the fun.
GROUNDS: Mark your calendars, our winter grounds cleanup is planned from 10:00 to 12:00 AM on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Captain Becky Garvie will be looking for volunteers to assist her in sprucing up the clubhouse grounds and parking lot area. I suggest that you dress warm, wear rubber boots, gloves and hat. Bring a bucket for weeds. The winter spruce-up makes our beautiful clubhouse grounds look very inviting as we get ready for our “Prospective Members“ Open House which will be hosted by Captain Chris Benson at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 19.
Volunteers can contact Becky at (425) 778-4823 or R/C Bob Stettner at (206) 372-5819
SECURITY - There are no QCYC security issues to report at either the Winslow outstation on Bainbridge Island or the Seattle In-Station facility.
Recently, we were alerted that the Seattle Yacht Club (Portage Bay) had reported that a 32 ft. Bayliner was stolen in mid-November from the SYC moorage at Portage Bay. Fortunately, the stolen boat was recovered by the Seattle Police who had located it somewhere on Lake Union. It has now been returned to the SYC owner with no noted damage.
There was one other incident that SYC reported that involved a small dinghy which was stolen and has not yet been found. The dinghy had been tethered to the main yacht without the benefit of a cable and padlock security attachment.
Our Security Chairman, Rod Hilden, is currently exploring with SYC the possibility of starting a regular security dialog to see if there is any interest in setting a common emergency notification system with SYC.
REMINDER - It’s important to again emphasize keeping a close watch on your precious investment tied to the dock. Cold wet weather constantly hammers away at the boats during the winter months, and we all are a little prone to put things off. Let’s be sure to check our boats often, and especially the shore power electrical connections.
In closing, I want to again express appreciation to all of our club members and volunteers for their help in December. Your generosity of time really contributed to the success of the Queen City HOLIDAY SEASON.
Lois and I extend our best wishes for Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Regards,
Bob Stettner
Rear Commodore
