3. Rear Commodore's Report
Wow, what a great Boat Show this year! How beautiful were those Navigators and Meridians? Once again, our QCYC booth had a great physical presence at the Boat Show this year. Captain Chris Benson and his team deserve our appreciation for a job well done.
This year we were very pleased to have the Tarettes join us in the booth to present information on the Queen City Tarettes program. Kudos and thanks to Sistee Lentgis and the Tarette team for their support.
GROUNDS: On Feb. 12 we had a grounds clean-up/work party. There were several members who showed up to rake leaves, pull weeds and sweep the sidewalks. We even got a little break in the weather and it turned out to be quite a productive three hours.
Our winter spruce-up made our beautiful clubhouse and grounds a show case for our “Prospective Members” Open House hosted by Captain Chris Benson on Saturday, February 19.
Thanks to Captain Becky Garvie and the volunteers for their help on Saturday. What would we ever do without you!
REMINDER NOTE: This year once again Captain Jerry Zuvich has volunteered to chair our annual “Pride of Queen City Clubhouse, Grounds, and Docks Cleanup” to be held on April 30, from 0830 to 1630 hrs. Please take special note and mark your calendars for this important traditional club activity.
This is one of those activities that always provides a great time for members to get together and share stories and enjoy the camaraderie of good fellowship which has always been a part of our tradition. Also, it is a great opportunity to help get our yacht club facilities in good shape before the start of Opening Day week on May 5 thru 8.
Additionally, for Queen City members who moor their boats in other locations and are volunteers on April 30, you are encouraged to bring your boats to the club “U” that day. As we did last year, there will be time set aside during the day on April 30 for boat owners to make their boats ready for Opening Day weekend.
Oh yes, Jerry mentioned that we won’t have to worry about the hunger pains on April 30, as around noon we will be treated to a delicious hot dog, chips and soda lunch, and for dinner that evening Jerry and his kitchen dream team will be treating us to a Queen City thank you dinner at 1730.
As you may know, Queen City’s participation in the Opening Day of Boating Season is one of the flagship activities that we participate in each year. It is an important tradition that we wish to preserve and it is no less important that we make our club facilities ready for this wonderful weeklong event. Please remember to schedule time to volunteer on April 30. Your club needs your help.
If you have any questions contact: Capt. Jerry Zuvich at (206) 919- 9266
BILGE FEEDBACK: It appears that members have been placing bags of garbage in the Recycle Dumpster located in the enclosure adjacent to Cummins Hall. This is a “no no,” and if it continues, we have been advised that it will cost the club an extra $40.00 per month to take care of this recurring problem. I will be posting a sign to help remind us not to place the wrong items in the recycle dumpster. Please give this request your immediate attention and let’s do the right thing.
Also, we have been reminded that members are placing pop cans, full doggy bags, and other unacceptable material in the yard waste flip top receptacle located along the west wall of the dumpster enclosure. Please refrain from putting the wrong material in this receptacle. Remember, “yard waste only.” I will post a sign above the receptacle to help remind members.
Lastly, I need to mention that I will be posting a sign in the park area to remind park users to pick up after their dogs. There are doggy bag dispensers available at the park and on the outside wall of Cummins Hall. Your assistance is appreciated.
MEMBERSHIP: Our membership at the end of Jan. was 469 which include 352 active members and 117 Sr. Life members. Our 2011 goal is to add 45 new memberships; we are currently at 27 % of our goal.
SECURITY: Capt. Rod Hilden confirms at this writing there are no security issues to report either at the Winslow outstation or the Seattle In-station.
In closing, as you can see it takes a lot of members to keep our club running smoothly e.g. this year’s boat show booth team volunteers. QCYC is fortunate to have so many members who are willing to step up to make this the great club that it is! Thank you all.
Bob Stettner
Rear Commodore
