3. Rear Commodore's Report
As winter slowly, very slowly eases into Spring we’ve begun to tackle some of our outdoor projects at the Mainstation. February 9th witnessed a very successful Winter Grounds Clean-up under the very capable leadership of Chair Linda Roehl, assisted by Joie and Denny Roehl. Thank you Linda, Joie and Denny. There were a total of 35 people who spent the morning weeding, planting and generally getting the grounds ship-shape. In addition to Linda, Joie and Denny, I’d like to thank Chris Benson, Laurie Castrow, Yvette and Walt Doolittle, Chuck Gould, Virginia Harris, Dianna Klineburger, P/C Dave Krows, Jan and Mark LaFountaine, Jim McFadden, Scott and Tracy McPhee, Robert and Pam Murphy, Irene Nelson, Jeff and Suellen Purvis, Susie Roberts, P/C Ron Rolstad, Tim and Nadeane Rutledge, Dave Svendsen, Richard Thymian, James van Wagenen, Jill Williams, Don Wilson, Tom Youngs. (My apologies if I’ve missed anyone). A special thanks goes to V/C Dale Roberts for helping me with the dumpster enclosure—the frame is complete and we’ll be completing the siding portion in the near future. I’m in the process of obtaining quotes for the chain-link gate portion of the project with a goal of having a much nicer appearance to our dumpster sites prior to Opening Day. If you were unable to help this time mark your calendars for the Pride of Queen City April 26 from 0830 – 1430 with a thank you dinner following at 1730. This is a great opportunity to help get the Clubhouse, grounds and docks looking great before Opening Day and to also enjoy the camaraderie of fellow Club members.
The 2008 Seattle Boat Show is now history but in the process we made a little history of our own. Due to the efforts of Membership Chair Mark LaFountaine, QCYC had a physical presence at the Show. Thanks to NMTA, QCYC, along with other interested Clubs were given complimentary space for a booth in order to attract new members. We ended up sharing space with West Seattle and Edmonds Yacht Club. This opportunity was provided by NMTA at the last minute but, thanks to the hard work (and a lot of personal time) Mark was able to make it happen. We’ll hopefully have more lead time next year and we’re currently de-briefing on how to maximize our time and efforts for the 2009 Show. If you have any suggestions, please pass them along to Mark or me. I’d also like to give a big Thank You to Chuck Gould who inserted our membership brochures in the free copies of Nor’westing he distributed at the show. Let’s all keep working to attract new members – there are still 33 slots to fill!
The new security computer has been installed thanks to the efforts of Dick Geving and Craig Ranta. Thanks guys. This will prevent some of the problems we were having earlier this year and also provides remote access so Dick doesn’t have to get up in the middle of the night and drive to the Club to fix things. Dick is very happy about that! We’re also working on a few security upgrades to the Bar area.
As you can see, it takes many hands to keep the Club running smoothly. QCYC is fortunate to have so many members who step up to make this the great Club that it is! Thank you all.
Fair Winds,
Ed Jennerich
Rear Commodore
