Ahoy LIYC Members! I just spent the last couple of weeks in Arizona, where the temperatures had plummeted to the mid 80’s, a clear sign that Winter is upon us. The Winter comes the busy Holiday Season, so make sure you get these upcoming events on your calendars. November GeneralContinueContinue Reading
Howdy, Lopez Island Yacht Club Fall is here; I have put the boat on the Hard for the winter, but there is always some great boating in winter, and I hope many of you can take advantage of the quieter waters this winter. Covid made this a challenging season asContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Lopez Island Yacht Club Members We have a lot going on in the next few weeks. We are going to try and get back to in-person General Meetings starting September 15 at the Islander. Please RSVP soon if you plan to attend any of these upcoming events. August 27 – GloryContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members. Cruising weather has arrived. I hope everyone is taking advantage of it and finding a quiet anchorage to watch the sunset. The Buggies, Fessler’s, and Shirwin Smith are exploring Hood Canal, also known as the “Wild Side of Washington.” It will be fun toContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members. I want to open part 2 of the May Commodores Corner with a thank you and a request. First, a huge thank you to Migael Scherer for being our News Line editor. Migael’s work getting fun and exciting topics from members and compiling themContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members.I want to open the Commodores Corner by thanking everyone involved in a great opening day. Dusty and Michelle Forster, Sam and Adria Alhadeff, for coordinating the whole thing and cooking a couple of hundred smash burgers. Russ Johnson set up the sailboat race, LaneContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members. I hope this finds you well as we start looking forward to the start of the boating season. Covid continues to impact our meetings and outings. The Board is currently working on Low-Risk social activities, as I’m sure you have seen theContinueContinue Reading
Howdy LIYC members, With the first Daffodil Sightings on Lopez Island comes the time to start preparing for spring boating. Having just ordered bottom paint and the parts to fix my pot puller, I will soon be ready for spring Prawns and Boating. Hopefully, with Covid numbers trending to theContinueContinue Reading
Dear LIYC members The entire LIYC Board and I would like to thank you for your patience this year. With the new vaccines rolling out, the hope is that we will be open by summer with some much needed normalcy, but as we try and plan spring and summer events, weContinueContinue Reading
Happy New Year, Yachties, and goodbye 2020 at last! It is an honor and a pleasure to serve as the 2021 LIYC Commodore. I will try to live up to the high standards set by the past commodores. That will be easy with the LIYC volunteer team working to makeContinueContinue Reading
I just got this notice from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife thought I would share. JOHN Z August 10, 2020Contact: Eryn Couch, WDFW, 360-890-6604Michael Milstein, NOAA Fisheries, 971-313-1466 Give pregnant killer whales space to forage, agencies and partners request Washington regulations require boaters stay 300 yards from Southern Residents, 400ContinueContinue Reading
Now that I have put all my Prawn gear away for the season, they Opened some dates in August. Prawning was very good when they closed it so I suspect easy Limits and great dinners. John Z Areas opening for recreational spot shrimp harvest include: Marine Area 7 East (northern RosarioContinueContinue Reading
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