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
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members. I hope this finds you well as we start looking forward to the start of the boating season. Covid continues to impact our meetings and outings. The Board is currently working on Low-Risk social activities, as I’m sure you have seen theContinueContinue Reading
Join us for this year’s Opening Day Events 2021 Theme: May Day Make your reservations for Moorage at The Islander Resort Dock, 360-468-2233. RSVP NOW (See Below) for our Sailgate; Food & Drinks, at The Islander Dock! Sail / Race on Vanguard 15s. Sign up ASAP for our Sailboat Races!ContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Everyone! GOOD NEWS!!! Ann Einboden and two of her fellow San Juan Island Power Squadron members are planning to be her on Friday, April 30th to conduct the Coast Guard’s vessel safety check! They have done this for us three times before, so I am very pleased that they have agreedContinueContinue Reading
Seminar for Boaters through Friday Harbor Power Squadron Emphasis on local tides & currents On Zoom; April 19; 6:30-8:30 PM The latest sources and methods of transiting our waters…..and beyond………SAFELY Presentation by: America’s Boating Club of the San Juan Islands Presentation: $20. Email Ann Einboden at: SEO@abcsji.org with credit card info. Or mailContinueContinue Reading
Valentine’s Day is coming up and as Soundings editor I need your help again! Please write a short love letter or poem to your favorite boat. If you and your boat are going through a tough patch or breaking up, those letters are OK as well. Love is complicated. I’llContinueContinue Reading
A Newsline Contribution by Scott Jennings My phone began ringing in the kitchen before I saw the boat, “Hey Scott, this is Larry – I’m out in front of your house sea trialing a new boat. Do you want to go for a ride?” Then came Larry’s big laugh. IContinueContinue Reading
This year Santa received 19 letters from Lopez Island Yacht Club members. As Santa’s representative, I read four a of them at this year’s Holiday Gathering on December 20. Here are all the letters I received for Santa. Of course, I’ve passed them on to him, and hope that allContinueContinue 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
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
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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