3. Rear Commodore's Report

All of you astute readers of the Bilge Pump will have noticed that my March report was re-printed in the April edition and my April report omitted.  As fascinating as my April report was (you can read it online), I won’t repeat it in its entirety here.  Rather, let me hit the highlights of April and then turn to May.

Opening Day Moorage.   The committee is busily planning for an enjoyable, fun-filled celebration.  We expect many visitors and guests at the Club during the five-day festivities.  An event of this magnitude requires a great deal of coordination and the cooperation of every member. With that in mind, I’d like to ask for your help with the following:

•    Please let Dick Geving know if you’re going to be away from your slip so we can assign visiting boats to your slip.  We always have more requests than we can handle so every available slip really helps.
•    Because of the heavy demand, the reciprocal list is suspended during Opening Day Week.  We will only be able to accommodate boats from the Grand 14 and Kingston Cove Yacht Club.  Each year we have greater demands on our available moorage and it’s a difficult task but we try our best to safely accommodate as many boats as possible.
•    Non-mooring members are welcome to dock at the “U”.
 
Opening Day and Summer Parking  --  Club Rule 7.01 states “Only one vehicle per member shall be parked on the Clubhouse property from June 15 through September 15 and at times of scheduled Club activities.”  Due to numerous complaints from members about violations to this parking rule, we’ll be issuing and mailing new summer-use parking passes.   These hang from your rear-view mirror and will be in force during Opening Day week and throughout the summer.    Only 1 (one) pass will be given to each member. During Opening Day week the gate will be monitored and only those with the summer use parking pass will be allowed access to the lot.  We have only printed enough passes for each member so please be careful with them as there are no replacements: we don’t want to have to turn people away. Also, given the recent spate of boat fires (Winslow, Tacoma, Pt. Roberts), please obey the fire lanes and park only in the striped spaces in order to provide access for emergency vehicles should they be needed. Please be fair to your fellow Club members and follow the Rules.  Your cooperation and understanding is greatly appreciated. 

Grounds -- You will notice that the dumpster enclosures have been completed.  I’d like to express my sincere thanks to V/C Dale Roberts for all of his help and technical expertise.  I’d also like to thank Bob Lindal for contributing the cedar.  Just a quick word about the dumpsters by Cummings Hall:  the large garbage dumpster has sliding doors on the side of the dumpster to facilitate access.  We’re also looking into ways to safely provide access on those few occasions when the trash is above the side doors.

 

Junior Officers Ball – Don’t forget to mark your calendars for May 31.  The theme is “Margaritaville”. This will be a fun party and is open to all club members.  The food, music and atmosphere will be great!  Hope to see you there!

All of us take justifiable pride in our facilities and the Winslow outstation is no exception. We also take pride in the commitment of our members to pitch in and work to keep all of our facilities in good repair.  Thus, it’s especially gratifying to see new members become infused with the Queen City spirit.  In an effort to recognize new members contributions, this month I’d like recognize Jim Van Wagenen for his outstanding contributions at the outstation work party.  Thanks, Jim!

Fair Winds,

Ed Jennerich
Rear Commodore