Start the New Year with Dinner & Dancing!

January 2013 AN HHYC PUBLICATION ISSUE 1

Commodores Ball January 12 2013

It’s the begining and the end!

Please join us and witness as Dennis Kroeger brings his successful

year as Commodore to an end and hands over the helm of the club to

Incoming Commodore Paul Quinn.

Dennis will recognize all that worked hard to make his term complete.

Watch as Paul introduces the new Bridge, Board Members, Officers

and Appointees. He will also share his plans for the new year.

Host PC Rick and Sharon Lee start this evening, at the Hook & Plow

Restaurant in the Seattle Marriott Waterfront-2100 Alaskan Way at

6:00PM with Cocktails & Music and Dinner at 7:00PM followed by

presentations, introductions and dancing.

Please reserve for this event to PC Rick Lee at

253-350-4263 or lee3917@comcast.net by

12-31-2012 with your dinner choice of Beef,

Chicken or Veggie. The cost is $60 per person.

A very Happy New Year to all! I

sincerely hope that everyone had

a very joyful and happy holiday

season. During this time of year

the thoughts of boating activities

seem a distant second to the

hustle and bustle of the season.

But, the boat show is later this

month and soon we’ll be thinking

about the upcoming boating year.

For those of you I have not yet

had the pleasure to meet, please

allow me to introduce myself. My

name is Paul Quinn and I am

proud to serve as the 36th

Commodore of the Hidden

Harbor Yacht Club for this

coming year. I would like to

thank Dennis Kroeger for the

outstanding job he did as

Commodore for 2012. He has left

some pretty large shoes to fill and

I promise to work hard to keep

things moving in a positive and

forward direction. But he is not

alone on the list of people to

thank for the past year. My

appreciation and hat goes off to

all who served on the Board of

Directors, the Officers and the

Appointees, and those who hosted

and co-hosted events. And last,

but not least, all of you that make

Hidden Harbor so much fun. This

is truly a wonderful club with

great people.

Well the New Year is upon us and

I have posted the event schedule.

This year I am hoping to have co-

hosts for each event. Hopefully

we will get some of the newer

members to step up and help out.

Co-hosting reduces the work load

for the hosts, gives everyone a

chance to get to know each other

better, and affords us more time

to chat and visit. We are still

looking for some hosts and co-

hosts for a couple of the events,

but I am certain that folks will

step up and these will get filled.

And speaking of events for this

year, the Commodores’ Ball is

just around the corner. PC Rick

and Sharon Lee have a great

venue for this year’s activities.

The event is at the Waterfront

Marriott in downtown Seattle.

They are offering a special rate

for HHYC members who wish to

spend the night or nights

surrounding the Commodores

Ball. Use the Code “Commodore”

to receive the discount. You may

not recognize many of the people

at the event because they are not

going to be in their normal

boating attire. Many look like

penguins, many are in suits or

semi formal attire and some in

jeans, shirts and tennis shoes. But

regardless of how you dress you

are welcome to attend, and one

thing is for sure, you will have a

great time. And it is a great time

t o t h a n k o u r o u t g o i n g

Commodore, Dennis Kroeger

and Brynn Sheridan, for their

service and commitment to the

club.

As we look to the future I am very

interested in what you have to say

about the club and the way it is

run. I want to know what is

important, to you, as far as

activities, places, meetings,

agendas and whatnot. I can handle

the bad as well as the good. I will

make myself available anytime

you want to talk with me.

We now move into the New Year

and I am excited about the events

and the arrival of summer Hope to

see you all at the Commodores

Ball on Jan 12.

Live Long and Prosper

Paul

Proper definition of tools used

by boaters

Hose Cutter A tool used to make

hoses to short.

Hammer Originally employed as

a weapon of war, the hammer

nowadays is used as a kind of

divining rod to locate the most

expensive parts adjacent the

object we are trying to hit.

Pliers Used to round off heads of

bolts. Sometimes used in the

creation of blood-blisters.

Vise-Grips Generally used after

pliers to completely round off bolt

heads.

Pry Bar a tool used to crumple

the metal surrounding that clip or

bracket you needed to remove in

order to replace a 50 cent part.

Commodore’s Corner

HHYC CLOTHING New clothing will be available at each event!

Support the club in style.

CRUISE NEWS

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

Com Paul Quinn

Jan. Birthdays

Happy Birthday:

19—Mary Merlino

24—Chandell

Gray

25—Julie Life

And everyone else

who was born in

Jan. If we missed

you and you

would like it

posted here

please send info to

alecat2k@aol.com

AWARDS

8 BALL Lee Burdette

OPEC Tom Youngs

RESCUE Mike & Laura Williamson

MEGELLAN Tom Youngs

RUBBER DUCKY Sharon Lee

BENT PROP Earl & Leslie Summers

Early Monday morning, December 17, members Howard and

Chandell Gray lost their beloved boat Dream. They were tied to

the Kirkland public dock after hosting a group of children for an

evening of cruising with the Christmas Ships. Two of the three

boats tied to the dock that night sunk. Howard and Chandell were

sleeping aboard, and were able to escape their partially-submerged

vessel without injury. After the boat was re-floated there did not

appear to be any hull breaches or fitting failures. The probable

cause was strong wind and waves pushing water into the cockpit.

We are thankful that no one was hurt, and our best wishes go out

to Howard and Chandell for their loss. We hear that they are al-

ready in the market for a replacement vessel as they cannot bear to

be away from the water. PC Mike Howshar

The first boating event of the year is at Blake Island February 22-24. PC Bob & Kris Ridenour along with co host Earl & Leslie Summers are planning Wine, Steaks and Rain. All the details next month. Some of the events planned this year, still need hosts. If you would like to try your hand at hosting or co hosting (don’t worry the club members at the events always help out and make it easy) please contact Com. Paul at 206-719-7199.

OFFICERS

Treasurer: Sue Collins

Secretary: Carolyn Rolstad

Fleet Captain: Erin Howshar

Judge Advocate: Sharon Lee

Sergeant-at-arms: Jeff Quinn

APPOINTMENTS

Awards: Kris Ridenour

Website: VC Paul Quinn

Newsletter: PC Al Heerensperger

Membership: Roberta Peil

Health & Welfare: Carol Soffel

Clothing: Erin Howshar

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013

Paul Quinn—Commodore

James Life—Vice Commodore

Mike Burke—Rear Commodore

Dennis Kroeger—Past Commodore

Sue Collins

PC Mike Howshar

PC Rick Lee

PC Bob Ridenour

Carol Soffel

The board meets at 6:30 PM on the

second Tuesday of every month (except August) at the “Rock Salt”. All club members are encouraged

to attend!

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

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Jan 12 Commodores Ball at the Waterfront Marriott

PC Rick & Sharon Lee

Feb 22-24 Blake Island Wine, Steaks and Rain

PC Bob & Kris Ridenour and Earl & Leslie Sommers

Mar 29-31 Kingston1st HHYC Garlic Fest PC Rick Sharon Lee

Apr 26-28 Tacoma Need Host

May 24-27 Memorial Day 100 mi Cruise VC James & Julie Life

June 28-30 Bell Harbor Rock the Dock, again

Mike & Laura Williamson and Robert & Susan Ponselle

July 26-28 Edmonds Need Host

Aug31-Sept3 Labor Day La Conner RC Mike & Susan Burke

Oct 4-6 Shelton Oyster Fest No Host

Oct 25-27 Halloween Poulsbo Need Host

Nov 16 Pay Your Dues Party Need Host

2013 Events Calendar

Welcome 2013 Commodore

Paul Quinn Jan 12 at the Marriott Waterfront