1. Commodore's Comments

Opening Day 2007 is in the books and as usual it was a tremendous success due to the many hours put in by willing members. I'm sure he wouldn't want to be singled out, but I'm going to do it any way, as one example our Bar Captain Cary Gould quietly put in 47 hours behind the bar from Wednesday to Sunday. I'm sure he wasn't the only one to have given this much of their valuable time. Speaking of which, our Opening Day Chairmen, Larry and Wendy Meyers, did a fantastic job organizing the whole event. Our relationship goes back to when I was doing Night Patrol at the Seafair Hydroplane Races and they were my bosses as head of all waterside activities. Right after becoming Commodore they came up and asked what they could do to help and when I mentioned I had a small job in mind they immediately answered "no problem, done";. I forgot to tell them the old club adage "don't worry about the mule, just load the wagon";. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Many members and guests mentioned how festive the club looked and for this we can thank Capt. Joanne Martensen. I also heard a lot of comments on the how much they enjoyed the new mural in the dining room. Thanks to Capt. Tom Johnson who researched this and worked with the suppliers to make sure it arrived in time for Opening Day. We will be working with the AAC to come up with a frame to make this a permanent part of the club décor.

I would also like to thank the weather gods for giving me my third year standing at the rail saluting the judges without having any of that famous Seattle liquid sunshine to dampen the parade. This year the Officers Boat was the "Our Island"; which looked very regal decked out in her signal flags. Thanks to my good friends Capt. Bill and Admiral Michelle Bressler and Sparky for herding a crowd of around thirty through the parade and over to Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club to see the Husky band and cheerleaders. I received a special note from Commodore Ron Honeyman at MBYC in appreciation for the dredging of the bay outside their moorage. Chef Willie and Peg provided the delicious snacks for the cruise, although I did have to keep a fight from breaking out over the last of the coconut shrimp.

Really shortly on the business side of things the club contracted to have the stucco outside the elevator shaft and the front of the building repainted and unfortunately this couldn't be accommodated before Opening Day but has now been completed.

It's hard to believe it's almost time for our summer break but I guess it proves the old saying "time really flies when your having fun";. With this in mind here is a list of upcoming events before we all head out onto the water to burn some of that $4 per gallon fuel.

• June 2nd - Tarette Dock Party
• June 9th - Saturday Night Social sponsored by webmaster Kyle Bixby and the Banditos. How can you go wrong with tacos and tequila.
• June 10th - New member orientation. Get answers to the many questions you have, like what's the proper salute when you pass the Commodore. Some of you are having trouble with this, unless you're telling me I'm number 1.
• June 13th - Old Timers Night. Come and meet and say thanks to some of the people whose foresight and hard work have made QCYC one of the finest yacht clubs on the west coast.
• June 22nd – 24th - Big Brothers Cruise to Winslow. The Fleet Captains have guaranteed a fun weekend with our friends from Bremerton Yacht Club.

Bob Yates
Commodore