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Happenings
June Board Meeting
Wednesday, 6:30
June 1
Flat Point Clam Fest
Saturday, June 4
Cruise to Blind Bay
June 11-12
Commodore’s Cruise to
Victoria
June 17-19
Commodore
Jerry Hancock 468-3871
Vice Commodore
Diana Hancock 468-3871
Rear Commodore
Duane Bordvick 468-3152
Secretary
Gayl Beller 468-2977
Treasurer
Judy Welker 468-4007
Trustees
Dave Welker 468-4007
Bill White 468-3408
Chaplain
Bob Maxson 468-4859
Historian
Patty Maxson 468-4859
July Fourth Float Chair(s)
Bill White and Judy Welker 468-4007
Reciprocal Chair
Dave Welker 468-4007
“Newsline” Editor Shanley Lett 468-3990
june 2011
COMMODORE’ S CORNER
Opening Day Weekend was a lot of fun and a true group
effort. Many thanks to the volunteers from the Lopez Island
Yacht Club and Friday Harbor Sailing club who pulled it off.
Starting Friday evening, a combined 35 members of both
clubs shared a great potluck in the Islander meeting room.
Individuals from both clubs headed down to the dock to
provide tie-up help whenever a boat turned the corner of
Fisherman Bay and began the slow incoming dance to the
dock.
Saturday evening’s buffet was delicious. Since this was “The
Weekend We All Helped”, club members provided beach
towels for table decorations, bussed dishes, served ice water
and coffee, handed out extra forks, served dessert and helped
clean the room. Thank you for pitching in and making
Opening Day festivities a success.
While looking for a Coast Guard inspection and sticker for
the boat, LIYC member Lane Langford was directed to
Coast Guard Auxiliary member Virgil Boyt in Friday Harbor.
Lane telephoned Virgil and made arrangements to meet him
at the Friday Harbor dock. When asked how he would be
recognized, Virgil said he would be in a red shirt and red hat.
Lane said the boat inspection was very thorough, with
additional advice on dinghy operation and safety equipment.
Virgil says he would be happy to come to Lopez to inspect
one or a number of LIYC vessels. His email contact is
If you are reading this between May 28th and May 30th, the
SPAM is being carved at Prevost Harbor, and the first of five
bonus cruises is being entered in the LIYC log by member
Gary Zerbst. The event is only 15 miles away, so there may
still be time to provide the winning carving.
Continued on page 4
Flat point clam fest
June 4, 2011
Noon
Flat Point Longhouse, at the end of Nelson Lane
Taste your choice (or all 3) of three different clam chowders
Bring a potluck dish to share and your own beverages and utensils
Questions? Call your hosts Ross and Anne Worley at 360-468-3548
Note: Anyone interested in the North Cruise (1 to 2 weeks), plan on
staying after the clam fest for a planning session—you pick the dates
and the destinations.
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COMMODORE’S CRUISE TO
VICTORIA
June 17-19
Call Jerry or Diana Hancock
360-468-3871 or email
To see if spaces are still available
CRUISE TO
BLIND BAY, SHAW ISLAND
June 11-12, 2011
No reservations required.
Be prepared to raft or anchor.
6 nautical miles from Fish Bay
entrance, it’s the large bay just
west of the Lopez Ferry dock
Questions? Call or email Gary Zerbst
468-4544 or
PAPER OR PAPERLESS?
If you’d prefer to receive your monthly
“Newsline” only via the Lopez Island
Yacht Club website, please email your
request to Shanley Lett, editor, at
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Duane and Lori Taylor (see last
month’s newsletter), Ivan Brown and
Mike and Robin Bergstrom have com-
pleted requirements for LIYC member-
ship. Ivan owns a
14’ Pacific Mari-
ner, has been boat-
ing for about 40
years, and hopes
to do more. Mike
and Robin are the
owners of the
MacKaye Harbor Inn B & B. The
Bergstroms own a 27’ Ericson sailboat
named Dog.
Please introduce yourselves to Duane,
Lori, Ivan, Mike and Robin at our next
yacht club event.
HOW TO PLACE A MAYDAY CALL
With cruising season upon us, reviewing our boating
procedures can save time, money and, sometimes, our
lives. Hopefully, none of us will ever have to make a
Mayday call, but if the need arises, here is how to do it.
First, NEVER make a Mayday call unless there is ex-
treme and imminent danger to life and/or property, as
in your boat is sinking or on fire.
Although Marine VHF-FM radio Channel 16 is the pri-
mary radio channel for calling in a Mayday, boaters
facing extreme and imminent danger may use any fre-
quency. The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard,
most coast stations, and all ships required to carry a
marine radio maintain a listening watch on this channel.
1. Make sure your radio is on.
2. Select Channel 16 for standard marine VHF (or
Channel 70 for DSC– see below)
3. Press and hold the transmit button.
4. Clearly say, “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.”
5. Then give:
Vessel Name, Number and Description
Position and/or Location
Nature of Emergency
Number of People on Board, their condition
and whether they are wearing life jackets
6. Release the transmit button.
7. Wait for 10 seconds. If no response, repeat the
above. Be ready to follow instructions when the
Coast Guard responds.
If your vessel is equipped with a Digital Selective Calling
(DSC)-capable radio, and you have obtained and regis-
tered an MMSI number, and it is properly connected to
a GPS receiver, you need only continued on page 4
HOW TO PLACE A MAYDAY CALL, continued
press the red DSC Emergency Call Button for 5 seconds to
summon aid. Your vessel information and position will auto-
matically be transmitted and a reply should be received
almost immediately. Upon receipt of this acknowledgement,
your radio should automatically shift to marine-band VHF-
FM Channel 16 to continue voice communications with res-
cuers. If no reply is received, switch to Channel 16 and use
the standard procedures.
If you don’t have a marine-band radio on board, you can
also use telephone to report maritime search and rescue
emergencies.
Call the Pacific Area Command Center at 510-437-
3701 and be ready to provide the same information as
above. Your information will be relayed to rescuers in
your area.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HEAR A MAYDAY CALL
If you hear a Mayday call and are in the vicinity, stand
by to provide assistance.
Stay off the marine radio. The Coast Guard needs to
be able to communicate with the vessel in distress.
Also, if no one else is transmitting on that frequency,
the vessel’s position can be determined with a Radio
Directional Finder and triangulation.
Copy any information you hear from the vessel in dis-
tress—name of vessel, position, persons, etc. If you
have DSC, shut the radio alarm off by pressing any
button on your radio, then write down the Mobile Mari-
time Service identifier number and position information
showing on your radio display screen.
Wait 3—5 minutes for an authority to answer the call.
If no one replies, then attempt to verbally relay the
information you have to the Coast Guard and standby
for instructions.
WHO FORGOT THEIR PLATE?? If
this is your dinner plate (left after Opening Day festivi-
ties at the Islander) call Diana
Hancock 360-468-3871 or
COMMODORE’S CORNER, continued
Be sure to check Web Wench Judy Welker’s
website schedule at lopezislandyachtclub.com
because upcoming cruises and events are hap-
pening almost weekly.
Next Saturday, June 4th, the Flat Point Clam
Fest and North Cruise Planning will again be
hosted at the Flat Point Longhouse by Ross and
Anne Worley. Starting at noon, this potluck is
positioned with fantastic water views, the perfect
timing of a slow passing Washington State ferry,
and is usually held under blue skies with lots of
sunshine. LIYC potlucks always have the best
tastes of everything and this year there will be 3
pots of clam chowder by 3 different cooks.
June 17-19 is the Commodore’s Cruise to the
Victoria Harbour Causeway and floats directly
in front of the Empress Hotel on Vancouver Is-
land. The LIYC website features Rear Com-
modore Duane Bordvick’s great looking bro-
chure highlighting the many pleasures of Victo-
ria and surrounding area. While there, Vice
Commodore Diana Hancock and I will provide
a Friday evening buffet on the Causeway floats.
Saturday will have at least one “on your own
scavenger game” and Saturday evening we will
have an opportunity to dine together at a nearby
restaurant.
Whether blue water or shallow water, be sure to
take advantage of these great cruises.
Jerry
2011’s OPENING DAY was our typical blustery and cold, so this year’s theme
“Beach Boys Do Alaska” was definitely appropriate. One of the early events was the group’s
christening of Sporty
Jones, the kayak
shown here and built
by Russ Johnson. The
christening was fol-
lowed by the annual
ring toss, and a new
“game”, the brainchild
of Commodore Jerry
Hancock, played by
rolling balls down
dryer vent pipe into
sawed off gallon water
jugs.
<< Jim Lett won the
annual life ring toss
competition in a sud-
den death playoff
facing stiff competi-
tion.
Mary Stiger, Carol
Whetten, Deanna
Carpenter, Mary
Allsop, and Barbara
Reiswig. >>
<< Dave McRoberts
with new members
Tom and Susan Patty
George and Stepper
LeBoutillier in foul
weather beach gear>>
Thanks Jerry and Diana!
Great Party !!
BOAT FOR SALE
12’ Point Defiance
Sail-row-motor boat
Built by Gig Harbor Boats
Includes sails, removable rudder, mounted
Electric motor, 4 oars, cover, trailer, Seitech
dolley. Like new (always been stored inside.)
Asking $4,000 ($8,100 new)
Located in Anacortes
Call Dick or Chris Bangsund, 360-468-2502
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