Fleet Captains Report

The Fleet Captains would like to acknowledge all the fellow Queen City Yacht Club members who helped so much during our year. As any of the other event chairmen know there are countless hours spent before during and after the events to give the members of this club a reason to get the boat away from the dock, use our facilities, get acquainted with new members and proudly wave our burgee. This past year the position of Fleet Captain was shared by Captains’ Storey and Austin with most of the function preparation done by our 1st mates, Elin and Nancy.
Our cruises included Halloween where we decorated the outstation, had a pie making contest, made only a few small children cry, (thanks to Jim Hess as a Gorilla and Dan Wilshin as creepy raingear man).

The Apple Cup at Kingston Cove Yacht Club, with a great game and burger bash put on by the Kingston Yacht Club and a raffle with lots of great prizes as well as bagels and smoked salmon for breakfast on the dock.

Presidents Day where we found out, with a little game of Jeopardy, that even with the answers on the walls, our club doesn’t know much about our Presidents.

St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish dinner put on by Willie at the in-station and a huge raft in Andrews Bay with Jim Hess and Jess Hill grilling some terrific sandwiches, lots of green beer and wine and we really tested Bill Bresslers’ patience with 45 people on his boat during the raffle drawing.

The Big Brother Cruise with the Bremerton Clan, great burgers and lots of fun in the dingy poker run.

Last but certainly not least was our week long summer cruise with Oak Harbor Yacht Club giving us a great burger sendoff, a 22 boat raft in Blind Bay with beer and wine delivery to the raft and fun for all. We held the marina at Rosario hostage capturing all the slips on the dock with 28 boats. We fed 65 people a great champagne breakfast. The champagne was provided by the newlyweds Richard and Gayle Frisch, we served eggs cooked by George, Dick and Past Commodore Rich McCroskey, as well as fruit prepared by Heather and Andrea Schock and pastries from the Island Market picked up by Steve Weiss. The tables were decorated with quilts and flowers by MaryLouise Alving, Louis Stetner and Christine McCroskey The dock master at Rosario was a great help as we borrowed his car many times to secure the supplies for the various meals to be provided.

Next was Deer Harbor where we took over nearly all the slips on our dock and a few others. We had 38 boats and served 85 steaks on the dock. We had corn shuckers, potato cleaners and two great barbecuers—Tom Youngs and Rear Commodore Dale Roberts. We held our oyster, crab and clam feed on the dock at Deer Harbor as well, serving salad, garlic bread, 10 pounds of clams, 20 dozen oysters and crab provided by the fleet. The oysters and clams were secured by Howard Klock, Dan Wilshin, George and Dick—with a potential speed violation in Roach Harbor they traveled from Deer Harbor to Wescott Bay and had a great time doing it. Deer Harbor was lots of fun and some of you had a lost day at Deer Harbor as eye openers were served until nearly dinner—you know who you are. Lastly we traveled to Lopez Islander Resort where we continued to crab and had a great last night party at the restaurant with prime rib dinners and fun for all.

There were so many people who helped us during this very successful cruise and the year. We must mention a few, Commodore Yates and Crystal, Steve and Jackie Weiss, Dan and Marilyn Wilshin, Rear Commodore Roberts and Susie, and the Queen City Singers with a song written to celebrate our summer cruise by Christine McCroskey and performed by Misti Allison, Tamara Hillmann, Craig Ranta, Christine McCroskey and Andrea Schock.

Thanks to all who helped us have such a great year.

Captains Dick Storey and George Austin