Happenings

September Board Meeting

Wednesday, Sept 4

Slo-Mo Cruise to Prevost

Harbor

September 7, 8

September General

Membership Meeting

September 18

Cruise to Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes September 20-22

Commodore

Duane Bordvick 468-3152

Vice Commodore

Jim Ghinazzi 468-4292

Rear Commodore

Doug Cram 468-4877

Secretary, Julie Duncan 468-2161

Treasurer, Sam Beller 468-2977

Trustees

Diana Hancock 468-3871

Jerry Hancock 468-3871

Membership Chair

Gayl Beller 468-2977

July Fourth Float Chair

VOLUNTEERS BEING ACCEPTED

Reciprocal Chair

Dave Welker 468-4007

Sailing Chair

Russ Johnson 468-2655

“Newsline” Editor

Shanley Lett 468-3990

september 2013

COMMODORE’ S CORNER

Wow! The summer has been fast and furious, in a good way,

but people were so busy, we had to cancel the cruise to

Ganges. Ganges received only two reservations from us, and

one of those had to cancel leaving only Gypsy Spirit. Then

we got jammed that weekend and cancelled as well. I found

out shortly thereafter that Mike and Barbara Morey on

SeaPass were planning to go. Last I heard they may have

been delayed as well. Too bad. Ganges is always great fun.

Maybe we’ll still go this year...but we can always try again

next year.

The yacht club’s sailing program continues to grow and

thanks to our Sailing Chair, Russ Johnson, we had an excel-

lent Second Annual Lopez Cup Sailing Regatta on August

10th. We had 12 boats participating this year, and first over

the finish line to win the coveted Lopez Cup were Mike Ka-

minskas and Nancy Crowell skippering a Mount Gay 30

Bullet, apparently appropriately named. A close second was

Bill White, Tom Patty and Fred Neilson aboard their Etch-

ell Valkyrie. Third place was almost a photo finish with Lark

Dalton and Russ Levine on the 5.5 meter Sundance just edg-

ing out by a nose Dave Welker on Breathless Mahoney and

Russ Johnson’s Snapdragon. The Class B fleet (no spina-

kers) was won by George and Stepper LeBoutillier on their

Alerion Express At Last! Second place was captured by

Shanti, an Albert 35 skippered by Richard and Christy Mi-

klich and winning third was Rob McNeil, Jan Wagner, and

Robin aboard the Hans Christian 41 Bonnie Lass. Congratu-

lations to all those who participated and added so much to the

overall fun and excitement.

Speaking of the Lopez Cup, have you been following that

other famous regatta, the America’s Cup? The televised cov-

erage is spectacular! Even if you’re not a sailor, take a look.

It’s exciting to see these huge boats going up to 50 MPH and

not slowing down much at all to round the mark. The trials to

determine the challenger for the America’s Cup (The Louis

Vuitton Cup) was just won by Emirates Team New Zealand

who crushed Italy’s Luna Rossa 7 to 1. Continued on page 3

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SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Islander Resort

September 18, 2013

6:00 pm—No host social hour

7:00 pm — Potluck Dinner and Program

Bring a main dish, salad, side dish or dessert to share and your own plates, utensils,

etc. Coffee will be provided. Other beverages can be purchased

in the Islander Lounge.

JACKIE ASHE Ashe presents

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN

CRUISE TO CAP SANTE BOAT HAVEN, ANACORTES

September 20-22, 2013

Friday afternoon/evening: 3:30—6:00 Happy Hour at Anthony’s

Saturday: On your own browsing, eating, shopping.

4:30 or so: Potluck on the dock (marina tent). There is also a barbecue so bring your own “ main course”, if you like

Sunday morning: There will be coffee and breakfast “goodies” on the docks. Then it’s off for Oyster Run festivities and great people watching in Anacortes Old Town

If you have not already done so, contact Doug or Lisa Cram to

get on the reservation list. dougcram@rockisland.com, lisac-

ram@rockisland.com or call 360-468-4877

CORRECTION: The July 2013 “Newsline” incorrectly identified Doug Simmons as winning 2nd

place in Class A of the Rodman Duncan Memorial Bar to Bar Race on June 15. It should have

read, “2nd place in Class A went to Sandy Barr and crew in Waioli.”

COMMODORE’S CORNER, continued

So it will be New Zealand facing the U.S. boat Oracle. The first four America’s Cup races are Saturday and Sunday,

September 7th and 8th. Coverage is on Channel 5 NBC. The remaining races are on NBCSportsNetwork.

While you’re recording the America’s Cup on September 7th and 8th, you should be enjoying the tranquility and beauty

of Stuart Island aboard your own boat. That’s right! The Ze-Man is back to host the Prevost Harbor Spam Spectacular!

Based on the great reviews from the last Slo-Mo Prevost Harbor cruise (with a side of Spam), you won’t want to miss

this one...hope to see you there.

Hard to say, but the last official LIYC cruise is just around the corner, September 20-22, to Cap Sante Boat Haven in

Anacortes. We have a good sized group of boats already signed up, which always insures a great event. As a bonus,

the Anacortes Old Town area will be closed to traffic in association with the Oyster Run, the largest motorcycle rally in

the Northwest. Sampling a bit of the fun couldn’t be better than from your own boat. No traffic, you’ll have a reserved

place to park, and you’ll have a quiet place to hang out, but you can still enjoy the music, vendors, craziness, and good

people-watching associated with the Oyster Run. You will need to tell Doug Cram if you’re going so he can contact

the marina.

Lastly, and once again sadly, I’d like to comment on the loss of another Lopez Island boating pioneer, Ron Meng.

He’s touched and enhanced the boating lives of many thousands of people, especially those of us on Lopez Island.

From his start, fixing outboards from the trunk of his car, he built a marine business that now includes a Ron Meng sig-

nature boat, the Ocean Sport, which can compete on a world scale. For us personally, owning two Sea Sports and now

an Ocean Sport, we know and appreciate how much he’s done to enhance our enjoyment of boating. We were lucky to

have know him and will never forget him. We always think of Ron when we’re on Gypsy Spirit enjoying all the fea-

tures and sometimes subtle touches that have Ron Meng written all over them.

Duane

LIYC HAS NEW MEMBERS (and applicants)

Donald Stone and Elayne Czaja have completed requirements for LIYC membership. Please welcome them at our

upcoming events.

We have also received membership applications from (1) Rob Thesman and Marci >>>

Flanery. Rob and Marci moved to Lopez about a year ago returning to the Northwest

after many years in Northern California. They recently purchased a Whitehall skiff and

are discussing the purchase of a small daysailer (and

maybe a boat for fishing).

<<< And (2) Mike and Linda McReynolds. Mike and Linda own a 24’ Pursuit Double

Sea and are interested in cruising island waters, fishing, crabbing and shrimping,

LIYC’S 2014 SLATE OF OFFICERS

The following slate of officers has been pro-

posed for calendar year 2014:

Commodore: Jim Ghinazzi

Vice Commodore: Doug Cram

Rear Commodore: ????

Secretary: Julie Duncan

Treasurer: Sam Beller

Staff Commodore: Duane Bordvick

Trustee: Diana Hancock

Nominations may also be received from the

general membership up to 30 days prior to our

October General Membership Meeting on

October 16. The new proposed officers will be

voted on by the members present at the

November General Membership Meeting.

SECOND ANNUAL LOPEZ CUP WINNERS

LIYC Sailing Chair Russ Johnson presents the Lopez

Cup trophy to Class A first place winners Mike Kamin-

ski and Nancy Crowell. (Bill Diller in background.)

A close second went to Bill White, Fred Neilson and

Tom Patty >.

First Place in

Class B (no

spinakers)

went to

George and

Stepper

LeBoutillier

(below). For

the full slate of winners, teams and boats see the

Com-

mo-

dore’s

Corner

on the

cover

page of

this

news-

letter.

Photos by Judy Welker and “Newsline” staff

H E L P W A N T E D !

You may have noticed a “blank” in the list of proposed

officers for 2014 (in the article above). Yes, we’re look-

ing for a Rear Commodore volunteer.

The Rear Commodore is responsible for scheduling the

cruises (June through September) and hopefully moving

up through the ranks to Vice Commodore, then Commo-

dore. Check out the officer responsibilities section of

the Lopez Island Yacht Club Handbook for additional

details or give Doug Cram (our current Rear Commo-

dore) a call.

It’s fun, it’s interesting and you’ll have lots of help. If you

spend the winters off island, you might also consider

“job sharing” with another yacht club member.

To volunteer (for yourself) or to suggest someone you

think would do a great job, contact any of your board

members.

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Phone: 1-800-233-3004 Email: info@ayc.com

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