NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 12th Annual LOPEZ CUP CLASSIC YACHT RACE Sponsored by the Lopez Island Yacht Club and the Lopez Islander Resort Saturday, September 9thst, 2023 Winner: Shillelagh from Friday Harbor. Rules: The race will be governed by these sailing instructions and the International Navigation Rules ofContinueContinue Reading
The Lopez Yacht Club held its first meeting of the 2023 sailing/racing season on January 18th. A schedule of racing and events was proposed, and the following dates and responsibilities assigned: Errors of omission, spelling, and grammar courtesy of Race Committee Chairman, Russ JohnsonContinue ReadingContinue Reading
Results, Memories, and Origins of the Lopez Cup I have tried repeatedly in the last couple of days to sit down and tell you all about the 10th annual Lopez Cup race, but I just can’t seem to want to share how absolutely cold, rainy, slow, and miserable it was.ContinueContinue Reading
10th AnnualSponsored by the Lopez Island Yacht Cluband the Lopez Islander Resort Saturday, September 11th, 2021 NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Rules: The race will be governed by these sailing instructions and the International Navigation Rules of the Road applicable to the San Juan Islands. Divisions:All yachts will beContinueContinue Reading
Lopez Island Yacht Club – May 1st, 2021 The time for our first match race of the year is upon us! We have two Vanguard 15 sailboats for the event. These are two person racing boats and we have opened up this Opening Day Activity to all skill levels. TheseContinueContinue Reading
Dear Fellow Yacht Club Members, This will be my final Commodores Corner and wanted to reach out to you one last time and say goodbye as your Commodore. As I reflect on the events of the past year the line from the song Truckin’ by the Grateful Dead keeps rollingContinueContinue Reading
2020 Lopez Cup ~ Sept 12, 2020 Photos by Bill White Hello Fellow Yacht Club Members, The 2020 Lopez Cup is in the books. Despite the heavy smoke in the air and the poor visibility the race turned out to be a lot of fun and very challenging. Unlike someContinueContinue Reading
Hello Fellow Yacht Club Members, I wanted to let you all know about the Commodores Cruise just in case you were saving the weekend of August 29th. For a couple of reasons, I will be cancelling the Cruise. Besides the obvious reasons, (due to the restrictions of the Covid Virus)ContinueContinue Reading
Hello Fellow Yacht Club Members. Wanted to reach out once again to try to make sense of and do some planning for our yachting future in the year of the COVID 19. And also want to bring you up to speed on the LIYC Board discussions. Rear Commodore, Dusty Forster,ContinueContinue Reading
Hello Fellow Yacht Club Members, I want to bring you all up to speed on what’s happening, what’s going to happen, and what’s probably never going to happen. First off, the terribly sad news. I wrote to you last month that on the heels of Rob McNeil’s passing, that ShanleyContinueContinue Reading
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