January 2014 AN HHYC PUBLICATION ISSUE 1

Welcome to the New Year & the New Bridge!

Commodores Ball January 11, 2014

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Embassy Suites in Lynnwood

This is the formal event that is all about the Commodores.

Join us as we witness the passing of the helm from 2013 Commodore Paul

Quinn to 2014 Commodore James Life.

The evening starts at 6:PM with No Host Cocktails and Sit-Down

Plated Dinner at 7:15PM.

At 8:15PM host Past Commodore Dennis Kroeger will welcome everyone

and introduce all the Past Commodores present. Commodore Paul will thank

all that made his year a big success and Commodore James will introduce the

new Bridge, Board members, Officers and Appointees. Flags and awards

will be presented, then it’s time to dance the night away to the music of the

Fabulous Roof Shuckers!

The Embassy Suites is located at 20610 44th Ave W Lynnwood Wa.

Contact them at 425-775-2500 for a special room rate of $119

by Jan 5th. There also is free parking, free breakfast and

a pool for your enjoyment. The cost of this gala event

is $75 per person.

Happy New Year to all and here is to a very successful and fun 2014. I hope you all had a great holiday season and I hope to see you all, new and old, at my upcoming events. The new event schedule is posted and I would like to thank those of you that have volunteered to help out. I would like to introduce myself for those of you I have not had the chance to meet. My name is James Life and I live aboard with my wife Julie and my daughter Casey who is 13 at this time. I am looking forward to meeting new people and making new memories with you all. I would like to thank P/C Paul Quinn and of course his lovely wife Patty for paving the way for my Commodore-ship. I hope to serve you well and will do my best to do so. I am also looking forward to working with my Vice Commodore Mike Burke and his wife Sue, my Rear Commodore Mary Scott and her husband Brian, as well as the rest of the Rock Star Board of Directors. Thank you to all of you that have stepped up, from Hosts and Co-hosts, to Past Commodores and current Board Members to

support me to have a successful and fun year. I would like to give a special thanks to P/C Al Heerensperger for his efforts producing the HHYC Newsletter for the past eight years. He is retiring as newsletter editor and advertising guru and P/C Paul Quinn has generously, yet temporarily, taken this on as well as taking care of our website. So thank you to you both. I am looking forward to seeing/meeting you all that attend the Commodores Ball at the Embassy Suites on January 11th to thank P/C Paul for a great 2013 and to shove me off the plank for a fun 2014 cruising season. Dust off your Tuxes and Ball Gowns and put on them dancing shoes and dance the night away. It should be a heck of a night and whole lot of fun! As we move to the New Year we will continue to hold our monthly meetings at the Eastlake Bar and Grill. I have locked us in with a pretty sweet deal through March. We will be able to have the full menu upstairs. I have chosen to keep the meetings there to keep things consistent with the hope of the Rock Salt re-opening. Be safe and let’s have some fun!!

James

Commodore’s Corner

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HHYC CLOTHING

New clothing will be available at each event!

Support the club in style.

Website

Check out the new website.

Web Address

www.hhycseattle.com

Check out your info and make sure it’s correct. Add a picture

of your boat. Ideas? E-mail our webmaster

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Seahawk Sunday Feb 2nd

Come watch the Seahawks win the Super bowl.

If not at least we will have a great time bowling with super friends at Kenmore

Lanes. Come at Noon and bowling competition to start at 12:30. Limited Beer and Nachos provided for a limited event price of $10.00 pp.

Unlimited food and beverages provided at the Kenmore Lanes Bar to people with a credit card. Call Dennis or Brynn at 425-670-8224 to

confirm your attendance before Jan, 27th.

You can Juice it up more if you want. Kenmore Lanes address is 7638 NE Bothell Way.

January Birthdays Happy Birthday to:

19—Mary Merlino 24—Chandell Gray 25—Julie Life 31—Michelle Walker And everyone else who was born in January. If we missed you and you would like it posted here, please send info to: alecat2k@aol.com

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Members, for a catalog of publications relating

to boating including: Waggoner Cruising Guide,

Ports and Passes, Capt’n Jack’s, The Burgee and

much more, go to our website: www.hhycseattle.

com and select the Fine Edge tab.

CRUISE NEWS

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The Commodores Ball is January 11 2014. This formal event recognizes all the Commodores and

we will witness changing of the helm to the 2014 Commodore. This year the Ball will be held at the

Embassy Suites 20610 44th Ave W Lynnwood Wa. 98036. It starts at 5:30PM and runs till 11:00PM.

To reserve mail a check made out to HHYC to the Hosts PC Dennis Kroeger & Brynn Sheridan

22908 27th Ave W Brier WA. 98036. The cost is $75 per person. To reserve a room at the Embassy

Suites for a special rate of $119 by Jan 5th please contact them at 425-775-2500.

AWARDS

BENT PROP Earl Summers

RUBBER DUCKY Julie Life OPEC

PC Dennis Kroeger RESCUE

Kent Soffel 8BALL

Dane & Terry Fantz MAGELLAN

PC Bob Ridenour

HHYC Membership Renewal Form

( You can use this form to just update info also) Name(s)________________________B Day_____________ _______________________________B Day_____________ Ad-dress:_________________________________________ _________________________________________ Member #_______________ Phone #s (H)__________________(W)_________________

MEMBERS If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, you can fill out the form, to the right, and send it to the address below along with a check made out to HHYC for $100 so you won’t miss out on all the good cruis-ing and great events! Also please check the roster on the Web to make sure all your info is up to date, especially current boat and e-mail etc. Hidden Harbor Yacht Club 319 Nickerson Street PMB 194 Seattle Wa. 98109

Thanks Al Thanks AL I would like to say thank you to Al Heerensperger for his dedication and service in producing, editing , mailing and overseeing the HHYC Newsletter for the last, well, many, many years. I believe that we have all enjoyed receiving and reading the newsletter which enables those who are not able to attend the meetings or events on a regular ba-sis to stay informed as to the ongoing activities of the club. Patty and I, for sure, have enjoyed the newsletter each and every month. Good luck in your retirement, Al! Maybe we’ll see you at more events. Signed, TheTemporary Replacement!

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OFFICERS

Treasurer: Sue Collins

Secretary: Carolyn Rolstad

Fleet Captain: Dennis Kroeger

Judge Advocate: Sharon Lee

Sergeant-at-arms: P/C Rick Lee

APPOINTMENTS

Awards: Kris Ridenour

Website: P/C Paul Quinn

Newsletter: P/C Paul Quinn

Membership: Brynn Sheridan

Health & Welfare: Carol Soffel

Clothing: Open

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014

James Life—Commodore

Mike Burke—Vice Commodore

Mary Scott—Rear Commodore

Paul Quinn—Past Commodore

PC Bob Ridenour

Sue Collins

Carol Soffel

Grant Werner

Earl Sommers

The board meets at 6:30 PM on the

second Tuesday of every month (except August) at the “Eastlake Bar

& Grill”. All club members are en-couraged to attend!

Hidden Harbor Yacht Club 319 Nickerson Street, PMB194 Seattle, Wa. 98109

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Jan 11 2014 Commodores Ball at Embassy Suites in Lynnwood

PC Dennis Kroeger & Brynn Sheridan

Feb 2 Super Bowl Party, Kenmore PC Dennis Kroeger & Brynn Sheridan

March 21-23 Second Annual Garlic Fest at Kingston

Earl Summers & Lleslie and Dane & Terry Fantz

April 11-13 Golf and Marina Swap Meet in Port Ludlow

Tom Youngs

May 24-26 100 Mile Cruise Memorial Day Weekend

Charlie & Terry Life and Tom Youngs & Isabella McPeek

June 13-15 Edmonds Marina Glen & Debbie Read

Aug 29- Sept 1

Labor Day Second Annual Crab Derby in Anacortes

Howard & Chandell Gray

Oct 31-Nov 2 Halloween Party in Poulsbo Larry & Kelly Parrett and PC Paul Quinn & Patty Cossack

November Pay Your Dues Party Grant & Giselle Werner and Tom Youngs

2014 Events Calendar

It Is Going to Be

A Great Year to Cruise!