Ahoy Members, meet Steve and Pamela Vleet!
We retired to Lopelz Islavid in 2019 from Bainbridge Island where we lived for 21 years. While on Bainbridge Island, we enjoyed enjoyed being members of Eagle Harbor Yacht Club. We also had some fun adventures on our own to the San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands.Pamela lived on LopezContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Members, meet Steve and Becky Tilles!
Steve and Becky met in Southern California where they grew up in neighboring towns not far from Newport Beach. Steve began sailing at age 8, his family purchased a Cal 25 called “Fiel Amigo” in 1972, and he remembers weekend day sailing out of the Balboa Yacht Club and annualContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Members, meet Aaron M. Johnson, Taryn Laakso, and Zoe!
Aaron loves to be in, on, or at the water’s edge. As a boy, he learned to sail on motorless small sailing vessels such as: Sunfish, Lasers and Hobie Cats on lakes in Northern Lower Michigan. As a young man, he graduated to crewing larger sailing monohulls in the earlyContinueContinue Reading
2024 LIYC Toys Ahoy Toy Drive
LIYC’s Toys Ahoy Toy Drive 2024 Please try and use our local stores for gifts and or gift cards! The 2024 Toys Ahoy Toy Drive is here! We are gathering “unwrapped” toys/gifts in the coming weeks and then plan on bringing them to our club Christmas Dinner on December 7,ContinueContinue Reading
November 2024 Commodores Corner
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November 2024 LIYC MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Thursday, November 14, 2024 Lopez Islander Resort & Marina Happy Hour @ 17:00 Dinner @ 17:30 Presentation @ 18:00Come hear about the Daggetts’ canal boating trip through France. This will be the last monthly membership meeting in 2024 – don’t miss it! Dinner will be served by the Islander. OptionsContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Members, meet Mike Hobi and Amy Wynn!
I grew up in Southern California around water but never owned a seaworthy boat . My first boat was a Zodiak which I bought to zip back and forth from Lopez to Friday Harbor when I was going after my prize catch, Amy. The Zodiak has moved on and AmyContinueContinue Reading
October Membership Dinner/Meeting!
Sailing Around Vancouver Island Come hear about our members’, Mo and Barry Crist, circumnavigation around Vancouver Island on their sailboat this past summer. Their slide show and stories will not disappoint! Thursday, October 17, 2024. Lopez Islander Resort & Marina Happy Hour @ 17:00 Dinner @ 17:30 Presentation @ 18:00ContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Members, meet Roman Capps and Laura Schaff!
We both grew up around the water in Alameda, CA. We left it for 7 years when we moved to Dallas, TX, but were happy to return to the West coast when we moved to Lopez in 2021. Roman’s parents live on Center Island and so the connection to LopezContinueContinue Reading