Commodores Corner
Monthly recaps of club activities, events, BOD meeting news, announcements, anecdotes, peppered with pearls of wisdom.
Commodore’s Corner – May 2022
Greetings Yacht Club Members, The official Opening Day of the boating season is just days away!!! And I am super excited about our Opening Day Events. We will be hosting the Friday Harbor Sailing Club again for the first time since 2019. Their club members will be joining us FridayContinueContinue Reading
Commodore’s Corner – April 2022
Spring is here and boats are starting to be dropped into the water, nothing better than the anticipation of another boating season on the near horizon! I wanted to start off by telling you all how nice it was to see so many of you at our March membership dinner,ContinueContinue Reading
Commodore’s Corner – March 2022
Greetings Lopez Island Yacht Club Members! With the first day of Spring just around the corner (officially March 20th) I am sure we are all getting excited about getting back out on the water to sail, cruise, fish, shrimp and crab, I know I am! With that said we haveContinueContinue Reading
Commodore’s Corner – February 2022
Ahoy Mateys! The new year is off and running, with our first Membership Dinner of 2022 at The Islander on January 20th. A small but lively group welcomed our newest members Barry and Maureen Crist…welcome aboard! We will look forward to seeing them more this year at our upcoming events!ContinueContinue Reading
January Membership Dinner
Reservations are closed for the 1st Member Dinner of 2022! January 20 ~ 5:30PM Social hour, 6:30PM Dinner (Speaker or Game with Dinner TBD) * Please have proof of Vaccination upon arrival. R.S.V.P. by January 14, 2022 (by purchasing dinners here) $24 per person with your choice of either: (PleaseContinueContinue Reading
Commodore’s Corner – January 2022
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members! To begin with I would like to wish a very heartfelt Happy New Year to all of you! And boy do we deserve a Happy New Year after the last two years! My name is Dusty Forster, your 2022 Commodore. I am honored andContinueContinue Reading
November 2021 Commodore’s Corner
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
Commodore’s Corner – October 2021
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
Commodore’s Corner August 2021
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
Commodore’s Corner June 2021
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
Commodore’s Corner May 24, 2021 (Part 2)
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