Happenings

March Board Meeting

Wednesday, 6:30

March 3

March General Membership

Meeting

Wednesday

March 17, 6:00

HAPPY ST PATRICK’S

DAY !

Commodore

Dave Welker 468-4007

Vice Commodore

Jerry Hancock 468-3871

Rear Commodore

Diana Hancock 468-3871

Secretary

Gayl Beller 468-2977

Treasurer

Rod Duncan 468-3588

Trustees

Bill White 468-3408

Mary Allsop 468-2380

Chaplain

Bob Maxson 468-4859

Historian

Patty Maxson 468-4859

July Fourth Float Chair(s)

Bill White and Judy Welker

Reciprocal Chair

Mary Allsop 468-2380

“Newsline” Editor Shanley Lett 468-3990

March 2010

COMMODORE’ S CORNER

It’s the Winter Olympics and the most challenging event this year

is staying awake through the whole evening’s episode! Your “ole”

Commodore has no idea how long those episodes are because he’s

yet to successfully “challenge” the whole evening.

Speaking of great episodes! Our Vice Commodore Jerry Han-

cock and Rear Commodore Diana Hancock hosted one of the

most entertaining and hilarious gatherings at our February General

Membership meeting titled, “The Love Boat”. I never knew I was

so good at the Mexican Hat Dance! Through some computer

magic they were able to make your Commodore and a whole host

of our membership look even more ridiculous than we already do.

I laughed so hard I had to stop watching it. Good show!

In March, Duane and Audrey Bordvick are hosting our meeting

with a great presentation of sailing (and fooling around) in the

Greek Isles.

The 33rd racing of the America’s Cup occurred in February. The

venue was Valencia, Spain. The Defender—Team Alinghi

(Swiss). The Challenger—BMW Oracle (USA). Best two out of

three. The USA Team won the first two races very handily and the

America’s Cup returns to the United States for the first time in

many years. They chose to race this even in giant multi-hulls. It

was something to see. Try “Googling” America’s Cup and have

some fun.

The great February weather got me thinking about all those pre-

season maintenance projects on the powerboat and sailboat. With

all those sunny days, I started to make a dent in my project list.

Remember we’ll set up the Fire Extinguisher guy in April. In the

meantime, I’ll try to think up some handy reminders for both of

our project lists.

Please fill out all the pages of the survey form that was enclosed in

last month’s newsletter and send it in.

With the daffodils in full bloom and pine pollen on the hood of my

truck, I’m heading for the Claritin! Aloha! Dave

MARCH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Potluck at the Islander 6:00 pm Social Hour

7:00 pm Dinner and Program

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“WATER, WINE AND WATER COLORS—GREECE 2007 A Travelogue Film by Audrey Bordvick

Come join us for a Greek adventure featuring Russ and Duane sailing around the

Dodecanese Islands and Jonelle and her traveling watercolor workshop on the Island of

Leros (with Audrey in attendance.)

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Bring a main dish, side dish, salad or dessert to share and your own eating uten-sils. Coffee will be provided. Other beverages can be purchased in the Islander

Lounge.

Questions? Call your hosts, Duane and Audrey Bordvick (360) 468-3152 or duane@shoalbaycompany.com

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Rob McNeil and Arlene Sund, who have met all requirements for membership. Please welcome them at our next LIYC event.

“BAIL OUT” MAKES ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 10 BOAT NAMES Boat names can reveal much about the person-

ality of a boat owner, or they can also reflect

what’s happening in current events. One new-

comer in the most popular boat names list—

”Bail Out”— clearly fits the latter category.

Here’s 2010’s Top Ten compiled by BoatUS:

1. Second Wind

2. Seas the Day

3. Lazy Daze

4. Jolly Roger

5. Bail Out

6. On the Rocks

7. Pegasus

8. Serenity Now

9. Namaste

10. Comfortably Numb

BoatUS Graphics service offers a free library

of over 8,500 boat names and also allows boat-

ers to easily select, custom design, and preview

names for your own boat online—without hav-

ing to pay upfront. For more information or to

view videos on how to install a vinyl boat

name, visit the online service at

www.BoatUS.com/boatgraphics.

A list with the annual top ten boat names—

starting from 1991—can also be found at the

Web site.

MARCH IS NATIONAL YACHT

CLUB HISTORY MONTH

Er, well, maybe it’s not yet a “national” move-ment, it’s a little more localized. Ok, ok, so it’s just Lopez Island’s yacht club history month, but it’s bound to catch on. Here are some snippets from past meeting notes and newsletters to show how our club has evolved: 9/23/81 “Linda Johnson raised the question of lack of events for power boaters.” 7/21/82 “The fishing derby was a combina-tion of success and failure. We made money so it was a success. The failure was no one caught any fish.” 3/12/93 Entry in check deposit register: “88 cents—Change found in yard” 6/8/94 “The annual LIYC/IMC Flea Mar-ket/Swap Meet will be at IMC on July 9th. This is the event where boaters buy stuff they don’t need so they will have something to sell at next year’s flea market.” 7/20/94 “What has become an annual clam-feed on the Hubbard/Sundquist beach was a resounding success with 30+ members and guests gathering for yet another gustatory orgy. There was a short club meeting be-fore we disbanded but the secretary was so overloaded with clams and other goodies that he forgot to take notes.” 9/15/94 “The proposed Commodore’s Ball is still not a done deal because of lack of re-sponse from the membership. Only about 8 or 9 people have committed.” See more LIYC History starting on page 5.

DOCK SPACE AVAILABLE Moorage space is available at

The Galley Dock

Call Jeff at 360-468-2713

FEBRUARY’S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING was a

rip-roaring success thanks to Hosts/Producers/Directors/Engineers Jerry and Diana Hancock. Their LIYC version of “The Love Boat Visits Lopez” was hilarious! The dance contest sequence starring Hubbards,

Rydbergs and Zaborskys with Mexican Hat Dance guest appearances by Carole White, Dave Welker and others had members rolling in the aisles. Thanks to Jerry and Diana for a great show!

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Barbara and

Dick Reiswig,

Bob and Patty

Maxson

Thanks, Jerry and Diana !

Past Commodore Nancy Luebke, Joan Long

and Lynn Hall Audrey Bordvick, Bill Johnson, and Barbara Morey

Gary Zerbst thanked the LIYC members for their generous dona-

tions to Sail Lopez and the Youth Scholarship Sailing Fund. Then

the 50/50 draw was won by Barbara Morey, who promptly do-

nated her winnings to the cause.

Brian and

Christina

Krantz >>

NEXT MEETING March 17, 2010

Potluck at the Islander 1800 Hours

Lopez island yacht club will

be 32 years old—2010

One of the most important contributors to the longevity of LIYC has been the loyalty and

support of our many longtime members. As this is National Yacht Club History Month (ok,

ok, so it’s Lopez Island Yacht Club History Month), we’d like to honor some of our longest-

standing members in this and the next few “Newsline” editions.

We have 10 members in good standing that have been in the club for over 20 years:

Rod Duncan (1978), Bob Cunningham (1978), Lynette Leaf (1986), Bob and Peggy

Hubbard (1986), Bob and Joyce Myhr (1987), Jackie Ashe (1987), Leo and Betty

Zaborsky (1987).

One of these members, Rod Duncan (at left with his wife Karen

Bistrin and member Cathy Mecray at the 2009 Christmas party),

was one of the original nine founding members who started Lopez

Island Yacht Club in the summer of 1978. Rod was LIYC’s very

first Vice Commodore and became Commodore in 1980. Now

Rod serves as our Treasurer for 2010 and is currently enjoying a

winter vacation in Mexico with a broken front tooth (which, he

says, happened while biting into a tortilla. Yeah, right!)

The nine founding members voted to extend charter membership

to anyone applying and being accepted for membership before No-

vember 1, 1978. Robert (Bob) Cunningham was one of those

who rose to this challenge. Bob was a commercial fisherman back

then with 3 gillnetters from 29’ to 33’. Bob has had lots of scary experiences as a 32-year

club member, including being lost in the fog for three days. But, he says, his SCARIEST

time was when Robina Bant (LIYC’s first Commodore) was pregnant with a soon-to-be-

born baby and her husband had to go off the island. Bob stayed with Robina in case she

went into labor. “Boy, was I glad when Joe got back”, Bob sighs with relief!

Today Bob lives in Bellingham and is about to retire from a career selling gold mining

equipment and metal detectors, including those used under water. Bob says he’d like to

make it to an LIYC meeting one of these days. Perhaps we can coax him into telling us

more early club stories.

Lynette Leaf (shown at right with Anne Wor-

ley and Barbara Rydberg at the 1999 Opening

Day festivities) and her husband Wally joined

the club in 1986. The Leafs cruised a 40’ cus-

tom built trawler Ella Marie. The club is in-

debted to Lynette for hosting LIYC’s Board of

Director meetings in her home for many years—

always with coffee and lots of goodies.

(Lynette’s “Gosh and By-Golly Cookies” are

the best treats ever !!!)

THANKS TO OUR LONGSTANDING MEMBERS, continued

Bob and Peggy Hubbard (shown at left on their sailboat

Margareta in Von Donop Inlet on the 2003 North Cruise)

were also 1986 inductees. The ultimate party’ers, Bob and

Peggy welcomed LIYC to their home, their beach, their

boat for every event from clam bakes to Christmas parties.

But they worked just as hard as they played. Both Bob and

Peggy served on the Board of Directors, Peggy’s singing

(and Bob’s accompaniment) entertained many a member,

and Bob’s floatbuilding expertise is legendary.

Bob and Joyce Myhr

(at right attending a

2002 general member-

ship meeting) joined

LIYC in early 1987.

The Myhrs own a 19’ Glasply Island Hopper, and they’re so

busy with multiple organizations and causes around the is-

land, the boat mainly earns its name by “hopping” Bob from

Lopez to San Juan for county commissioner meetings.

Jackie Ashe (at left with her hus-

band Mack Martin) is another 23

year member, joining in June

1987. Jackie is an accomplished sailor (with captain’s license) and

takes summer charters on her 36’ auxiliary sailboat Kismet, designed

and built by her brother, Lopez’ Patrick Cotten.

These days Jackie and Mack also enjoy travelling the world and even

“land sailing” (aka motorhoming).

Leo and Betty Zaborsky decided to take the yacht club “plunge” in

the fall of 1987. The Zaborsky boats were said to be the fastest in the

LIYC fleet. Their most recent boat, Speedy Lopez, could make it

back to Fisherman Bay,

before most others could

pull away from the cruise

destination dock. Betty served as club Treasurer

and each year they invite members to watch the

Fourth of July fireworks from their front row Fish

Bay living room.

And we still owe Leo and Betty a big thank you for

allowing the club to mess up their yard and carport

to construct the club float entries for the Fourth of

July parade.

Editor’s Note: See more history in the April “Newsline”

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