3. Rear Commodore's Report

We are privileged and honored to serve as your QCYC Rear Commodore and Lady. Laurean and I wish to thank the Nominating Committee and the membership for their confidence and support.

We are organic home grown Ballard kids, raised on the waters of Shilshole Bay. I am unable to recall not having some kind of boat. My dad worked for Foss tugs, taught me to navigate by rose, charts and calipers at 9 years of age. 40 years ago, Laurean and I were married and our first boat was a 1958 21 foot Tolly. Since then we have enjoyed both power and sailboats our whole lives. We now have Par-a-gon, on which you see a black salty dog Named Lucy retrieving ball off the transom.

For us, QCYC has been a great club, welcoming and friendly: in fact coming to Winslow is like going to the cabin. We thoroughly enjoy the dialogue to bring collaborative solutions to club concerns. In our lives we have always found ways to create mutually beneficial options for most challenges. At QCYC we have certainly experienced great fun and camaraderie in actively volunteering for club activates.

While we enjoy our fantastic facilities on Portage Bay and Eagle Harbor, etc. I strongly believe our greatest assets are the wonderful people who comprise our membership. I am committed to building on our club strengths, in recruitment, retention and reception of new members (& YOU), as well as maintain excellence in our grounds program and our security systems.

I aspire to have the finest yacht club, membership and programs financially possible.

Thank you for joining me with your generous help.

Bob Myers
Rear Commodore

P.S. Laurean and I just returned from the Port Orchard Yacht Club’s JO Ball. It was Jimmy Buffett theme. We took our boat over to POYC on a very warm Friday, September 9th and returned on Monday. V/C Bob and Lois Stettner drove over by car Saturday and spent the night. Lois and Bob danced to a great band, “Oasis.” Lois looked great! One message from meeting with our counterparts in the Grand 14 is that all the clubs share similar issues. Our Class of 2014 now has a name, “Tridents.” There are six female Rear Commodores in the Grand 14 this year.

While out cruising this August we ran into the Fleet Captain’s Summer Cruise a few times. A tip of the Kelly to Fleet Capt. Steve & Jacqueline Weiss for all the fun in the Sun!!