As Soundings editor I need your help! Please write a short letter to Santa asking for something your boat wants or needs for next year’s cruising season. I’ll compile your letters into the next Soundings article: “Letters to Nautical Santa”. Keep your letter short—5 sentences max—and email it to me (migael65@gmail.com) by FridayContinueContinue 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
Hear Ye, Hear Ye… In accordance to the LIYC Bylaws, the nominating committee has submitted to the board a full slate of nominations for 2021. The LIYC Board of Directors has approved this slate and is hereby announcing their recommended slate of officers for the 2021 calendar year to beContinueContinue Reading
Meeting Date: Wed, October 21, 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 Oct 21, 2020, at 6:00 pm. Please join us early for a no-host bar andContinueContinue Reading
It shouldn’t be a surprise that many of us were able to enjoy cruising despite this summer’s Covid restrictions. Isn’t boating all about navigating changing conditions? We’re used to watching the weather, double-checking the anchor, wearing life jackets and following Rules of the Road. Still, this summer was different. “OfContinueContinue 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 Lopez Island Yacht Club Members It’s been a summer like no other for us boaters. But even with Covid restrictions, I’m betting that you’ve found ways to be on the water. I need your help to bring together your stories. Did you enjoy time on the water theseContinueContinue Reading
Report from the Rear: I’m sure it comes as no surprise that planning the North Cruise this year would be met with many travel and reservation challenges during this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. So therefore, the tentative itinerary (see below) I have put together may look a little different from the original itinerary we discussed dueContinueContinue Reading
LIYC’s very own Audrey Bordvick, has captured the club’s moments in 2019 in this latest installation of the Year in Review for our club members. Enjoy!Continue ReadingContinue 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
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