1. Commodore's Report

It’s a distinct honor and privilege to serve as your 95th Commodore, particularly since I am the first active sailor to serve in this capacity. I’d like to thank the members for their continuing confidence and support for the past two years. It’s been very a humbling and gratifying experience. I’d also like to recognize and thank the 94 commodores who have preceded me. They have left us all a rich legacy of sound leadership and service to QCYC, providing us with a secure financial and social foundation. In particular, I’d like to thank P/C Dale Roberts and P/C Bill McGillin for their advice and guidance. I know the legacy will continue because we have outstanding junior officers in V/C George Austin and R/C Don Wilson.

One of the things that makes Queen City such a great club is the spirit of volunteerism with which we are blessed. As Commodore, it’s my responsibility to appoint the chairs of the over 50 appointive, standing, events, social and special committees. I’m delighted to report that all the positions have been filled and I’ve actually been approached by more people than we have committees/events! These are the folks that really make the club so vibrant and their service is very much appreciated.

There are some key people that, as Vice Commodore, really made my various tasks enjoyable. I owe a particular debt of gratitude to the committee chairs who reported to me:

Richard Frisch and the members of the Moorage Committee for a very smoothly run year in what is perhaps the most potentially contentious area of our operations. Great job—thank you.

Art Mauldin and his Docks Committee for both the regular maintenance of the docks and also the roofs project and the enormously complex, on-going Fire Code Compliance project. Well done, captains. I’d also like to put a plug in for volunteers for the monthly docks work parties and the committee is still in need of a few sub-committee chairs. Contact Art to volunteer.

Jim Damery and his A-Team House Committee for all their work on the various house projects as well as the regular upkeep of our beautiful facility. They’ve done a marvelous job.

Jess Hill, Club Manager, and the members of the Bar Committee for keeping us all in good spirits and staffing the many events we have during the year.
Cheers to all!

Barb & Eric Wood, Winslow Outstation Chairs, for the continually outstanding job they do maintaining the Outstation at Winslow. They are the keepers of the Jewel in the Crown of Queen City and they do it extremely well.

We have an outstanding social calendar on tap for this year. Fleet Captain Larry Dubia and First Mate, Dorothy, have a great series of fun-filled, innovative cruises (by land and by sea) planned. Then there’s a vast array of Friday Night Socials and other social events throughout the year, including Opening Day and a Junior Officers’ Ball. Maybe we should dub this the “Year of the Party.” All of our events are posted on the website calendar so you can easily plan ahead.

In October we have the following events planned, so mark your calendars.

Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 10th
German Beer, German Food, German Beer, German Music, German Beer
& your own German Commodore.

Fleet Captain’s Halloween Cruise will be at Winslow on Oct 30-Nov 1.
Diva Docking
Blind wine tasting (grapes with no eyes?)
Chili cook-off & other scary events

Elaine & I look forward to seeing you there!

Fair Winds,

Ed Jennerich
Commodore