Dear Fellow Yachties. We have a new “Menu” item that is now functional on our website. The “Classifieds” was added as a service to our club members. It will remain “public”, meaning that even non-members will be able to view the content. The Classified page has “Submit a New ClassifiedContinueContinue 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
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
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
Friday, Aug 27, 4-6 pm ~ Special Invitation LIYC members are invited aboard Lopez’s own topsail schooner Thursday, August 27, from 4-6 p.m., for an afternoon of wine tasting and conversations with the ship’s crew and some of Lopez’s producers and creators who have a strong interest in the Glory’sContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy sea faring club members! What has normally been the North Cruise has been turned upside down and has become the South Cruise. Old timers in the club, talk of how the “South Cruise” was the norm for many years, then in need of fresh experiences, the club started cruisingContinueContinue 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
Skipper’s Meeting and Vanguard Rigging Crew Chase Boats, Race Timer Keeper, Setting & Picking Up Race Buoy Markers Perfect wind and weather racing conditions added to the excitement. Race One Race Two Final Race All photos were taken by Gene Helfman, except for a few taken by Judy Welker. YouContinueContinue 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
Meeting Date: Wed, November 18, 2020. Login Time: 5:45 PM, No Host Bar. Meeting Starts: 6:00 PM. From the Vice Commodore, John Zaborsky: Dear Yachties, The LIYC general meeting will be held using Zoom on Nov 18, 2020, at 6:00 pm. Commodore Russ Johnson will be updating us on theContinueContinue Reading
Our October 21st General Membership Zoom meeting was well attended with over 50 members joining in. John Zaborsky arranged for an excellent speaker, Glen Wagner, who presented: “Anchoring with Confidence and Tips for Determining Where To Drop Your Anchor When in Small or Crowded Anchorages.” With a saturated title suchContinueContinue Reading
Racing in the Haze, July 12, 2020 Photos by Gene Helfman Gene also posted these photos on “Google Photos” which allows you to view each one in a large crisp format. View them here in this photo gallery or go to the Google Photo gallery and enjoy them there. IfContinueContinue Reading
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