Happenings

September Board Meeting

Wednesday, Sept 3

Cruise to Prevost Harbor &

Spam Carving Contest

September 6-7

September General

Membership Meeting

Wednesday, Sept 17

Cruise to Genoa Bay September 19-21

Commodore

Jim Ghinazzi 468-4292

Vice Commodore

Doug Cram 468-4877

Rear Commodore

Lane Langford 468-4581

Secretary, Julie Duncan 468-2161

Treasurer, Sam Beller 468-2977

Trustees

Diana Hancock 468-3871

Duane Bordvick 468-3152

Membership Chair

Gayl Beller 468-2977

Web Wench Judy Welker 468-4007

Reciprocal Chair

Dave Welker 468-4007

Sailing Chair

Russ Johnson 468-2655

“Newsline” Editor

Shanley Lett 468-3990

september 2014

COMMODORE’ S CORNER Ahoy! What a great summer! All of this year’s cruises have

been great. A big thanks to Lane Langford for all his work

arranging them. For me, it was especially true for the cruise

on August 15th to Port Browning. There were a couple of

reasons for this. This was where, last year, I tried to blow

myself up and, of course, the Port Browning staff

remembered that.

Then on the way home, the winds were calm, the temperature

warm, and the water was like glass. I was riding along

listening to music and generally enjoying the day, when

between Stuart and Waldron Islands, I caught something out

of the corner of my eye. On the port side, slightly behind me

and maybe 100 yards away, I caught sight of a breaching

20—25’ Cuvier’s Beaked Whale. Cuvier’s are not unknown

in these waters, but not seen that often either. I stopped the

boat, grabbed my camera, and was able to get a few photos of

it jumping

and gener-

ally having

a good

time. I

think this

photo is

the best.

Up until

now, I had never been part of any sailing event. I volunteered

to help out on the Committee Boat for the annual “Lopez

Cup” sail event on August 23rd. I thoroughly enjoyed the

day and had a great time. Along with Judy Welker, Jim

McBain and Curt Bonelli (thanks to Curt for the use of his

boat), we validated the good start of each boat and recorded

their finish time. There were 15 boats participating in the

race. The cup winner, for the second year in a row, was Mike

Kaminskas with Nancy Crowell sailing Breathless Mahoney.

Thanks to all participants and to Russ Johnson for organizing

the event.

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CRUISE TO PREVOST HARBOR and SPAM CARVING CONTEST Saturday, September 6—Sunday, September 7

Plan to arrive at the dock in Prevost Harbor before 1:00 pm on Saturday (or come the night before).

2:00 pm Start of Spam carving season

3:00 pm Spam Carving season ends

3:15 pm Judging and awards

3:30 pm Gloating or sulking about contest winners, prizes, etc

4:00 pm Get over it! It’s just a Spam carving contest, for Pete’s sake. And socialize,

“splice the main brace”, ie Happy Hour. Dinner is on your own, or potluck, whatever

Sunday On your own to get home or extend your cruise.

If you plan to compete, please email Gary Zerbst at zeman@rockisland.com

CRUISE TO GENOA BAY

September 19-21, 2014

Friday: 6:00—Potluck dinner under the covered area on the docks.

Saturday: 6:00—Dinner at the Genoa Bay Café

Call 1-800-572-6481 for moorage reservations. Please RSVP to Lane

Langford for dinner reservations >>> langford1@centurylink.net or 360-468-

4581

SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Wednesday, September 17, Islander, 6:00 pm

George and Stepper LeBoutillier will present

Cruising the Intercoastal Waterway

7:00 pm Potluck Dinner—Bring a main dish, side, salad or dessert to

share and your own plates, utensils, etc. Coffee and tea provided. Oth-

er beverages available in the Islander Tiki Lounge.

3RD LOPEZ CUP IN THE HISTORY BOOK By Russ Johnson, LIYC Sailing Chair

The third annual Lopez Cup was a record event in terms of entries—6 in Class A and 9 in Class B. There was a strong

flood tide throughout, making for a very tactical race. The Lopez Island side paid off early, but the boats that crossed

over to the San Juan side stayed in light but steady wind

and picked up the reverse current. They were the first

around the weather mark buoy and sailed home on the

flooding current. Mike Kaminskas (last year’s winner) with

Nancy Crowell did an outstanding job and finished first

overall,(sailing Breathless Mahoney, ironically, a boat he

had just purchased from Dave Welker and Russ Johnson.)

Also, doing particularly well was Jeremy Gicker, a late entry

in his Santana 25, who was second overall and first in Class

B by a mile.

Special thanks to Curt Bonelli for supplying (and manning)

the official Committee Boat, also crew Judy Welker , Jim

McBain and Jim Ghinazzi.

COMMODORE’S CORNER, continued

We have two remaining boating events this year. First is the “Spam Carving Contest” outing on September 6th

and 7th at Prevost Harbor on Stuart Island. Then our last cruise of the year is to Genoa Bay, B.C on September

19-21. Make your reservations for Genoa Bay now by calling 1-800-572-6481 or 1-250-746-7621. Let’s end

the LIYC boating year with a real flourish. Please plan to attend, and let Lane Langford know.

And don’t forget, it’s almost here, our next General Membership Meeting is on September 17th. This is a pot-

luck dinner, so bring your favorite dish. Don’t forget your own dishes and utensils. We are fortunate to have a

planned presentation by George and Stepper LeBoutillier. Please let Doug Cram know if you can help by host-

ing the event (360-298-5803). See you at the Islander.

As boaters, we have a built-in way to honor our national flag. Remember to fly your “colors” every time you

are out on your boat. Here is a link to the proper code for flying the ensign and other flags and burgees:

http://www.usps.org/f_stuff/etiquett.html. Jim

NEW MEMBER APPLICATION: Tom and Lisa DiGiorgio have

applied for LIYC membership. Says Tom, “We bought a home on Fisher-

man Bay last year and now plan on making Lopez our full-time home.

We first explored Lopez when Lisa was the Camp Nor’wester food service

manager 30+ years ago. Since then we have spend many summers sail-

ing in the San Juans. We see some type of cruising boat in our future so

we can join in the LIYC adventures!” Welcome Tom and Lisa !!

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND AT BRENTWOOD BAY

Curt and Sharon Bonelli

Doug and Lisa Cram

Special Thanks to Jerry and Diana

Hancock for hosting such a fun event !!!

Commodore Jim Ghinazzi shows off his new dinghy New members Jim and Joyce Lincoln

2014’s NORTH

CRUISE’rs stopped

at Mill Bay, Cowi-

chen, Telegraph

Harbour, Montague

and Otter Bay.

<< Sam and Gayl

Beller

Steve Fessler , Jim >

Lett, Cindy Fessler,

Lisa and Doug Cram

<< Cindy

and

Steve cel-

ebrated 10 days together on their 26’ boat without killing

each other.

(Below left) Jim Lett, Paul Henriksen, friend Kathy, Christa

Campbell, Dave and Judy Welker, Audrey and Duane Bordvick

with dinner on the dock at Dungeness Marina, Cowichen Bay.

(Below) Jamie Stephens