1. Commodore's Report
As we’ve become accustomed to, Opening Day was another great success; and as usual, there were many incredibly hard working members working to make sure that happened. First, I must thank the Opening Day Chairman, Bob Stettner. His work started last fall and through his diligence, all aspects of the five day event came off without a hitch. His administrative skills kept everything and everyone organized. Of course, he was backed by a troupe of able committee members, including Ron and Carol Voegeli, Butch and Nancy Scherrer, Don and Judy Wilson, Ragnar Schousboe, John Knickerbocker, Doug Lindal, Chris Benson, Bob and Laurean Myers, P/C Ron Rolstad, P/C Jeff Ewell, P/C Lynn Montgomery, Jim Damery, Jess Hill, Bill Field, Linda Dishneau and Dorothy Dubia. Helping them were numerous members and guests that manned the bars, shuttle boats, ship’s store, mooring visiting Grand 14 boats, serving meals, and cleaning up. I also want to give a special thanks to the Tarettes for serving the Sunday Breakfast, Barb and Eric Wood for providing their elegant yacht for the Officers’ boat, Treasurer John Rogers for handling the finances, and two great Junior Officers, Ed and Elaine Jennerich, and George and Nancy Austin. It has been humbling for me to have so many work so hard, and I am proud of how great our club looked to our peers in the Grand 14. Finally, I want to give recognition to Paul Grimm and all those who worked QCYC’s Decorated Boat, Gee Gee, for their winning effort for “Best Decorated Boat, Power.” Their “Whales Fargo” theme brought distinction to QCYC and I was very proud to accept the honors at the award ceremony at Seattle YC.
The Saturday before Opening Day was the annual “Pride of Queen City,” which saw a huge contingent of members working to spruce up the Main-station clubhouse, grounds and docks. The end result was superb and we need to thank those who organized the event, including Jim Hess, Jerry Zuvich, Jim Damery, Linda Roehl, Jeff Lentgis, Art Mauldin and Dave Svendsen. Many members that were unable to attend donated cash, raising $660 for the cause. Thank you all for your contributions of labor and money!
As you probably know, the new floats were installed at Winslow in March, but one final but complicated portion of the project needed to be done before the project was to be fully completed. That was the removal and disposal of the old and deteriorating floats. Making the task so difficult was the need to avoid disturbing the beach, and the sheer weight of the floats that have absorbed water and sea life for decades. Captain Steve Jones and his wife Sonja took it upon themselves to cut the floats into the proper lengths, maneuver them into place, arrange for a diver, and hired a 40 ton crane and five trash hauling semi-trucks. In a matter of five or six hours, they had the job done. This was all done for a fraction of the amount budgeted. I can’t express how grateful I am for the masterful execution of their plan. It was brilliant! Also, Captain George Stoss’ generous gift of $1,500 for the new TV at the Winslow outstation was a wonderfully unselfish donation.
June’s calendar includes the “Old Timers’ Night” on the 10th, put on by Captain Steve Swingler. I’ve attended the cruise for the past two years and I really look forward to being there again this year. On June 13th, Kyle Bixby and his family will be hosting the “Tequila and Tacos” Friday Night Social. This is always a treat to attend and I hope you will be there to enjoy their great food and drink. The “Independence Day Cruise” to the Winslow Outstation is the last event that I want to promote in this edition, and that will occur between July 3rd and 5th. This popular event is being chaired by Dave and LuAnne Armstrong and is always a fun time. We hope to see you there.
With the summer cruising season upon us, I hope to see many of you out on the waters of Puget Sound. Happy cruising!
Dale Roberts
Commodore
