Both of us began sailing as children on fresh water lakes with our families in Oregon and Ohio in a Geary 18 and a 16 foot Snipe. We continued the sailing adventure with our own kids on windsurfers in the summer and eventually followed our curiosity by taking sailing classesContinueContinue Reading
Jonathan Nash and Erin Pettit are thrilled to have joined the Lopez Island community. Both are professors at Oregon State University where they study ocean and glacier physics, spanning from Antarctica to the Indian Ocean, Alaska and Greenland. They are part-timers on Shoal Bay, where they sail their Thunderbird sailboatContinueContinue Reading
Saturday May 24th, 2025 Entry fee is $20 and it includes a custom designed Long Sleeve Performance T-Shirt! You can sign up your crew to fish >HERE< Thank you to our sponsor; Inside Passage Yacht Sales!!! You must follow all Washington State Fishing Regulations found >HERE< Weigh in will beContinueContinue Reading
Docking and Maneuvering Clinic May 3, 2025 1:30pm – 3pm Licensed Captain and certified boating instructor Aaron Johnson, will present high-level key concepts of docking and maneuvering. The key concepts will parallel a departure from with an arrival at a dock in the most common scenarios of the Pacific Northwest,ContinueContinue Reading
Renee Hanks is new to sailing, but eager to learn. Although she has some experience with wind sports through the sport of kiteboarding, her experience on sailboats is limited. Learning one step at time every time we go out on the water. She enjoys exploring the islands with Mats onContinueContinue Reading
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
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